SUBSIDIARITY


Meaning of SUBSIDIARITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsəb-si-dē-ˈer-ə-tē, səb-ˌsi- ]

noun

Date: 1936

1. : the quality or state of being subsidiary

2. : a principle in social organization: functions which subordinate or local organizations perform effectively belong more properly to them than to a dominant central organization

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.