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Subsidiarity meaning

The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) 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)

Synonyms of Subsidiarity

subordinateness inferiority lower status lower rank

Related words

Other words often associated with Subsidiarity or its synonyms:

lowliness calibre superiority caliber disadvantage quality

Using Subsidiarity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) 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)
  • Useful related words include: subordinateness, inferiority, lower status, lower rank.
  • In the example corpus, subsidiarity often appears in combinations such as: subsidiarity is, of subsidiarity.

Context around Subsidiarity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

worldwide 1× express 1× conferral 1×

Often after:

principle 2× may 1× comes 1× involves 1×

Sentence patterns with Subsidiarity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

belief in subsidiarity 1× essence of subsidiarity is concisely 1× however subsidiarity involves the 1× of conferral subsidiarity and proportionality 1× of express subsidiarity comes to 1× of the subsidiarity principle 1× of the subsidiarity principle in 1× principle of subsidiarity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

article 5 sets 1× democratic elections can 1× however subsidiarity involves 1× it supports european 1× participation in decentralization 1× subsidiarity may still 1×

Common sentence endings:

a word movement 1× belief in subsidiarity 1× comes to mind 1× for a lifetime 1× is often invoked 1× not contradict ultramontanism 1×

Words around Subsidiarity

Just before it in the word index:

subsidiaries 433 subsides 77 subsidence 64 subsided 157 subside 93 subshells 8

Just after it in the word index:

subsidiary 813 subsidies 908 subsiding 24 subsidisation 5 subsidise 57 subsidised 139

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Subsidiarity

  • In this selection, "subsidiarity" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, worldwide, express, conferral, principle, may and comes stand out and add context to how "subsidiarity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include belief in subsidiarity and essence of subsidiarity is concisely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subsidiarity" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subsidiarity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That’s what subsidiarity is about. (6 words)

It supports European integration on basis of the subsidiarity-principle. (10 words)

Participation In decentralization the principle of subsidiarity is often invoked. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The organisation is also a key defender of the subsidiarity principle in Europe, lobbying for its inclusion in the EU treaties and demanding recognition of the word in dictionaries via the worldwide "Subsidiarity is a word" movement. (37 words)

The economic system of a society should therefore be focused primarily on the flourishing of the family unit, but not in isolation: at the appropriate level of family context, as is intended in the principle of subsidiarity. (37 words)

The essence of subsidiarity is concisely inherent in the Christian maxim 'Give someone a fish and you feed him for a day; teach the person to fish and you feed him for a lifetime'. (34 words)

Example sentences (11)

The organisation is also a key defender of the subsidiarity principle in Europe, lobbying for its inclusion in the EU treaties and demanding recognition of the word in dictionaries via the worldwide "Subsidiarity is a word" movement.

One of the great strengths of the Catholic Church is our belief in subsidiarity.

Subsidiarity may still get lip service but it has been thrown out of the window.

Democratic elections can work locally, and in small countries or communities; Switzerland’s system of express subsidiarity comes to mind.

That’s what subsidiarity is about.

Article 5 sets out the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality with respect to the limits of its powers.

However, subsidiarity involves the distribution of authority in structures outside of the Church's clergy and thus does not contradict Ultramontanism.

It supports European integration on basis of the subsidiarity-principle.

Participation In decentralization the principle of subsidiarity is often invoked.

The economic system of a society should therefore be focused primarily on the flourishing of the family unit, but not in isolation: at the appropriate level of family context, as is intended in the principle of subsidiarity.

The essence of subsidiarity is concisely inherent in the Christian maxim 'Give someone a fish and you feed him for a day; teach the person to fish and you feed him for a lifetime'.

Common combinations with subsidiarity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • subsidiarity is 4×
  • of subsidiarity 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "subsidiarity" in a sentence?
An example: "The organisation is also a key defender of the subsidiarity principle in Europe, lobbying for its inclusion in the EU treaties and demanding recognition of the word in dictionaries via the worldwide "Subsidiarity is a word" movement." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "subsidiarity" from authentic English texts.
What does "subsidiarity" mean?
Subsidiarity means: The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) 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)
What are synonyms of "subsidiarity"?
Common synonyms of "subsidiarity" include: subordinateness, inferiority, lower status, lower rank.
How many example sentences with "subsidiarity" are there?
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