federalizes
Unifies under Washington
Federalizes means to bring under federal government control or authority.
A nation federalizes an industry when the central government takes it over from states or private entities: The government federalized airport security after the attacks.
The term also describes organizing separate entities into a federation: The treaty federalized the formerly independent republics.
Modes of being
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- regionsDefined geographical areas
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
municipality · devolution · decentralization · autonomy · integration · consolidation · coordination · harmonization
Unifying control in one place
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
enforcement · bureaucracy · legislation · mandate · compliance · protocol · sovereignty · executive
Combining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- integrationCombining into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- amalgamationUniting into one
convergence · joining · combination · absorption · annexation · assimilation · centralism · nationhood
Legislative governing body
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- agencyPower to act
representative · house · census · governor · ratification · appropriation · enactment · authorization
states
Modes of being
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- regionsDefined geographical areas
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
statehood · municipality · devolution · decentralization · autonomy · integration · consolidation · coordination · harmonization · constitutional
centralization
Unifying control in one place
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
regulation · enforcement · bureaucracy · legislation · mandate · compliance · protocol · sovereignty · executive · judiciary
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- mergerCorporate combination
- integrationCombining into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
amalgamation · convergence · joining · combination · absorption · annexation · assimilation · centralism · nationhood · union
senate
Legislative governing body
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
agency · representative · house · census · governor · ratification · appropriation · enactment · authorization · supremacy
- decentralizationdecentralized, distribute, spread, disperse, scatter
federalizesdecentralizes
Distributes authority from center
decentralizing · localizes · devolves · delegates · deregulates
federalizesprivatizes
Transfers to non-government ownership
deregulates · liberalizes · denationalizes · outsources · commercializes