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FEDERALIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does federalization mean?
• FEDERALIZATION (noun)
The noun FEDERALIZATION has 2 senses:
1. the state of being under federal control
2. the act of being put under federal control
Familiarity information: FEDERALIZATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being under federal control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
federalisation; federalization
Context example:
the federalization of postal service
Hypernyms ("federalization" is a kind of...):
coalition; fusion (the state of being combined into one body)
Derivation:
federalize (put under the control and authority of a federal government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of being put under federal control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
federalisation; federalization
Hypernyms ("federalization" is a kind of...):
control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)
Derivation:
federalize (put under the control and authority of a federal government)
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