federalising

Creating central government

Federalising is the British spelling of federalizing—the process of bringing under federal control or organizing into a federal system.

States or regions federalise when they unite under a central government while retaining some autonomy: The debate over federalising Europe has continued for decades.

Policies federalise when responsibility shifts from local to national level.

authority

centralization

Unifying control in one place

control · oversight · delegation · regulation · enforcement · administration · supervision · empowerment · coordination · bureaucracy

unification

consolidation

Combining into unified whole

integration · incorporation · coalescence · harmonization · convergence · alliance · joining · combining · blending · synthesis

legislation

statute

Enacted written rule

codification · ratification · decree · ordinance · charter · provision · clause · act · lawmaking · constitutionality

Opposites
political structure and power distribution

federalisingcentralising

Concentrating into one hub

decentralising · balkanising · seceding · disuniting · nationalising

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