majimboism

English

Etymology

From Swahili majimbo (“regions”) +‎ -ism.

Noun

majimboism (uncountable)

  1. (Kenya) The political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
    • 2008 January 11, Aidan Hartley, “Democracy by Other Means”, in New York Times‎:
      Mr. Odinga campaigned on a policy of federal decentralization known as majimboism.
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