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 com·mu·nal·ism /-nḷˌɪzəm/
 地方自治主義

 Com·mu·nal·ism n. A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
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 communalism
      n 1: the practice of communal living and common ownership
      2: loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority
         or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole