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A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French rep…

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  1. n. A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
  2. n. the practice of communal living and common ownership
  3. n. loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
  4. A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
  5. A French theory of government which holds that commune shouldbe a kind of independent state, and the national government aconfederation of such states, having only limited powers. It isadvocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not beconfounded with communism.
  6. n:100 n. the practice of communal living and common ownership n. loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole