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federal subject

federal subject noun: a constituent entity of Russia, its top-level political division; it includes all federated entities: republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, all of which are, constitutionally, equal subjects of the federation.

Noun

federal subject (plural federal subjects)

  1. A constituent entity of Russia, its top-level political division; it includes all federated entities: republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, all of which are, constitutionally, equal subjects of the federation.

Forms of federal subject

pluralfederal subjects

Origin of federal subject

Calque of Russian субъект федерации (subʺjekt federacii).

Questions about federal subject

What does federal subject mean?
Federal subject means a constituent entity of Russia, its top-level political division; it includes all federated entities: republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, all of which are, constitutionally, equal subjects of the federation.
What part of speech is federal subject?
Federal subject is a noun.
What is the plural of federal subject?
The plural of federal subject is federal subjects.

Words near federal subject in the dictionary

  1. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  2. Federal Reserve
  3. Federal Reserve note
  4. Federal Reserve notes
  5. federal state
  6. federal subject
  7. federal subjects
  8. federal territories
  9. federal territory
  10. Federal Way
  11. federal yellow

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