Federalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.ederalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Magdalen. magâ²da-len, n. a repentant prostitute.âAlso Magâ²dalene. [From Mary Magdalene (Luke, viii. 2), confused with the woman of Luke vii.
For the municipality, see Les Ãles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. For the African island, see Ãles des Madeleines. The Magdalen Islands (French: les Ãles de la Madeleine [lezÉªl dÉla madËlÉn]) form a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of 205.53 square kilometres (79.36 sq mi). Though closer to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, the islands form part of the Canadian province of Quebec. The islands form the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Les Ãles-de-la-Madeleine.