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federalization

federalization noun: the unification of states to form a federal union.

Noun

federalization (countable and uncountable, plural federalizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) The unification of states to form a federal union.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) The assumption of control or authority by a federal government.
    • These were the days before Elon Musk’s tiff with a Delaware judge raised the prospect of the federalization of corporate law.2024 December 10, Ronald Mann, “Case Preview: Federal trademark law and doctrines of corporate identity”, in SCOTUSblog

Forms of federalization

pluralfederalizations
alternative formfederalisation

Origin of federalization

From federal + -ization.

Words formed from federalization

Questions about federalization

What does federalization mean?
Federalization means the unification of states to form a federal union.
What part of speech is federalization?
Federalization is a noun.
What is the plural of federalization?
The plural of federalization is federalizations.

Words near federalization in the dictionary

  1. federalist
  2. Federalist Party
  3. federalistic
  4. federalists
  5. federalizable
  6. federalization
  7. federalizations
  8. federalize
  9. federalized
  10. federalizes
  11. federalizing

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