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[ verb ] unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

Synonyms

federalise federate

Examples

"The country was federated after the civil war"

Used in print

(Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)

There was no directive for it - the Security_Council 's resolution had not mentioned political matters , and in_any_case the United_Nations by the terms of its charter may_not interfere in the political affairs of any nation , whether to unify it , federalize it or Balkanize it .

Related terms

unite federation

2
[ verb ] enter into a league for a common purpose

Synonyms

federate federalise

Examples

"The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"

Related terms

unify

3
[ verb ] put under the control and authority of a federal government

Synonyms

federalise

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