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| 1. | [ verb ] unite on a federal basis or band together as a league | |
| Synonyms: | federalise federate | |
| Examples: | "The country was federated after the civil war" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | unify | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put under the control and authority of a federal government | |
| Synonyms: | federalise | |
| Related terms: | decentralize federalization federalization | |
| Similar spelling: |
Federal federalise federalist federalism federally federal_agent feeder_line Fetterolf Federal_Party federal_court |
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