Associations to the word «Subsidiarity»

Wiktionary

SUBSIDIARITY, noun. The principle that government power ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)

Dictionary definition

SUBSIDIARITY, noun. Secondary importance.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.