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.
magnification. n. 1. (General Physics) the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. 2. (General Physics) the degree to which something is magnified.3. a copy, photograph, drawing, etc, of something magnified.agnification. n. 1. (General Physics) the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. 2. (General Physics) the degree to which something is magnified. 3. a copy, photograph, drawing, etc, of something magnified.