defederalizing
Shifting power locally
Defederalizing is the process of removing something from federal control or jurisdiction, transferring authority to state, local, or private entities.
The term appears in debates over government power: Congress considered defederalizing certain education programs.
The opposite of federalizing.
Transferring power locally
- states' rightsProvincial governmental autonomy
- localismPreference for nearby things
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
delegation · dispersal · diffusion · distribution · downscaling · cantonal · intergovernmental
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
self-rule · self-sufficiency · self-management · agency · liberty · nonintervention · freedom · self-reliance
Removing governmental business restrictions
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- denationalizationTransfer from government ownership
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- public-privateInvolving both government and business
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- senateLegislative governing body
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
executive · bureaucracy · regulation · policy · administration · governmental · institutional · jurisdictional
devolution
Transferring power locally
- states' rightsProvincial governmental autonomy
- localismPreference for nearby things
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
regionalism · delegation · dispersal · diffusion · distribution · downscaling · cantonal · intergovernmental
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
empowerment · self-rule · self-sufficiency · self-management · agency · liberty · nonintervention · freedom · self-reliance
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- denationalizationTransfer from government ownership
- divestitureDisposal of assets
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- senateLegislative governing body
judiciary · executive · bureaucracy · regulation · policy · administration · governmental · institutional · jurisdictional · statutory
defederalizingcentralizing
Unifying under one control
federalizing · nationalizing · consolidating · unifying · centralization
defederalizingintegrating
Combining into a whole
consolidating · unifying · amalgamating · merging · incorporating
federalize, federalized, federalizes, federalizing, federalization, federal, federally, federalism, federalist