federalized
Brought under Washington
Federalized describes something brought under the control or authority of a federal government rather than state or local governments.
National Guard troops become federalized when placed under presidential command: The governor requested federalized troops to help with disaster relief.
A federalized system centralizes power at the national level: Healthcare became federalized under the new law.
Distributing power from center
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
authority · sovereignty · autonomy · republic · democracy · administration · bureaucracy · regulation
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- senateLegislative governing body
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
executive · ratification · union · statehood · nationalization
decentralization
Distributing power from center
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
mandate · authority · sovereignty · autonomy · republic · democracy · administration · bureaucracy · regulation · interstate
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- senateLegislative governing body
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
legislation · executive · ratification · union · statehood · nationalization
federalizedlocalized
Restricted to one place
decentralized · state-controlled · devolved · dispersed · municipalized