地ち域いき主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to political, economic, or cultural emphasis on regional identity and autonomy, often in contrast to centralization.

策さく

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域いき

主しゅ

義ぎ

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基もと

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His policies are based on localism.

righteousness, justice, morality

地ち方ほう分ぶん権けん
地方分権 is the concrete administrative process of decentralization, while 地域主義 is the broader ideology or movement favoring regional autonomy.
ナショナリズム
ナショナリズム is nationalism at the national level, whereas 地域主義 focuses on sub-national regional identity.

Compound of 地域 (region) and 主義 (principle, -ism). A straightforward modern coinage for the concept of regionalism.