federate
Form a league
To federate is to unite separate entities under a common structure while preserving their autonomy—states forming a federation, organizations joining an alliance, or computer systems linking into a network.
The adjective federate describes things already united this way: federate republics.
Unlike merge or consolidate, federate implies the parts retain distinct identities: The local clubs federated to share resources but kept their own leadership.
Association or distance unit
- unionJoining into one
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
consortium · syndicate · association · affiliation · network · pact · treaty · entente
Governance without outside control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governmentRuling oneself independently
decentralization · devolution · home rule · states' rights · subsidiarity · autonomy · empowerment · self-sufficiency
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- republicState with elected leaders
- democracyRule by the people
bicameral · representative · delegate · assembly · council · commonwealth · dominion · canton
Bring together as one
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
- amalgamateMerge distinct entities
- integrateCombine into unified whole
combine · join · coalesce · converge · fuse · band together · ally · affiliate
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- DixieNickname for Confederate states
- antebellumBefore a war's start
Jefferson Davis · Robert E Lee · states' rights · Reconstruction · Appomattox · Richmond · rebellion · graycoat
league
Association or distance unit
partnership · consortium · syndicate · association · affiliation · network · pact · treaty · entente · compact
self-rule
Governance without outside control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
self-government · decentralization · devolution · home rule · states' rights · subsidiarity · autonomy · empowerment · self-sufficiency · nonalignment
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- republicState with elected leaders
democracy · bicameral · representative · delegate · assembly · council · commonwealth · dominion · canton · state
unite
Bring together as one
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
- amalgamateMerge distinct entities
integrate · combine · join · coalesce · converge · fuse · band together · ally · affiliate · associate
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- DixieNickname for Confederate states
antebellum · Jefferson Davis · Robert E Lee · states' rights · Reconstruction · Appomattox · Richmond · rebellion · graycoat · secessionist
federatecentralize
Unify under single control
consolidate · absorb · annex · subsume · monopolize
- federal powersCentral government's legal authority
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- federal jurisdictionLegal domain of central government
- federal agentNational law enforcement officer
- Federal Reserve SystemUS central banking system
- federal crimeViolation of national statutes
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