federalization
Unifying under central
Federalization is the process of bringing something under federal (national) government control, or of organizing separate entities into a federation.
States may resist federalization of education policy.
The term often carries political weight, implying centralization of power: Critics warned that federalization would erode local authority.
Transferring power locally
- intergovernmentalBetween or among governments
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
sovereignty · legislative · executive · policy · representation · senate · governors · mandates
Governance without outside control
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
Uniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- integrationCombining into a whole
- allianceFormal union of parties
unity · coalition · union · incorporation · annexation · statehood · admission · ratification
Combining into unified whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
coordination · hierarchy · command · control · uniformity · top-down · nationalization · unitary
Between political regions
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
Amount owed, written
- actDeed or performance
- statuteEnacted written rule
- amendmentChange to official text
- senateLegislative governing body
lawmaking · codification · enactment · regulation · committee · preemption · supremacy
devolution
Transferring power locally
- intergovernmentalBetween or among governments
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
decentralization · sovereignty · legislative · executive · policy · representation · senate · governors · mandates · fiscal
self-rule
Governance without outside control
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- integrationCombining into a whole
alliance · unity · coalition · union · incorporation · annexation · statehood · admission · ratification · founding
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
harmonization · coordination · hierarchy · command · control · uniformity · top-down · nationalization · unitary · centralism
interstate
Between political regions
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
bill
Amount owed, written
senate · lawmaking · codification · enactment · regulation · committee · preemption · supremacy
- CzechoslovakiaPrague, Bratislava, Bohemia, Slovakia, Moravia
- Cold War CzechoslovakiaPrague Spring, Velvet Revolution, Charter 77, normalization, dissidents
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
- power shiftsregime change, coup d'etat, overthrow, abdication, inauguration
federalizationdecentralization
Distributing power from center
devolution · localization · centralization · subsidiarity · regionalization
federalizationsecession
Formal withdrawal from union
dissolution · disunion · balkanization · fragmentation · separatism
federalizationprivatization
State sells public assets
deregulation · state administration · local governance · denationalization · municipalization
federal, federalism, federation, confederate, confederation, federate, federated, federally, federalist