federalised
Unified under government
Federalised is the British spelling of federalized, the past tense and past participle of federalize.
To federalize is to bring under the control of a central federal government or to organize as a federation: The National Guard was federalised during the crisis.
States or territories that federalise unite under a central authority while retaining some autonomy.
United into one body
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- integratedCombined into a whole
- mergedUnited into one
- unitedJoined as one
unified · incorporated · joined · coalesced · centralized · unified · harmonized · restructured
Distributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
subsidiarity · states' rights · legislation · statute · charter · amendment · bureaucracy · executive
Joining into one
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- associationGroup with shared aim
commonwealth · republic · dominion · pact · treaty · compact · agreement · partnership
Ruling oneself independently
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- localismPreference for nearby things
regionalism · provincialism · enfranchisement · independence · territorial · cantonal · municipal · provincial
amalgamated
United into one body
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- integratedCombined into a whole
- mergedUnited into one
united · unified · incorporated · joined · coalesced · centralized · unified · harmonized · restructured · reorganized
decentralization
Distributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
jurisdiction · subsidiarity · states' rights · legislation · statute · charter · amendment · bureaucracy · executive · judiciary
union
Joining into one
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
association · commonwealth · republic · dominion · pact · treaty · compact · agreement · partnership · member states
self-government
Ruling oneself independently
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
localism · regionalism · provincialism · enfranchisement · independence · territorial · cantonal · municipal · provincial · local authority
federaliseddecentralised
Lacking central authority
localised · devolved · privatised · deregulated · municipalised
federalisedbalkanised
Fractured into antagonistic pieces
fragmented · partitioned · seceded · disunited · separated
federalisedcentralised
Brought under one authority
unitary · decentralised · unified · consolidated · monolithic
- The Federalist PapersEssays urging ratification, 1787-1788
- Federalist PapersFounding-era persuasive essays
- The FederalistEssays advocating constitutional ratification
- Federalist PartyEarly American political organization