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federalize

US/ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/

federalize verb: to unite into a federation.

Verb

federalize (third-person singular simple present federalizes, present participle federalizing, simple past and past participle federalized)

  1. (transitive) To unite into a federation.
  2. (transitive) To bring under federal control.
    • If the president invokes the Insurrection Act [of 1807], it temporarily suspends Posse Comitatus and allows him to federalize the National Guard and deploy active duty troops to suppress any uprising that interferes with the execution of state or federal law.2025 January 30, Anna Mulrine Grobe, “Trump taps the military for immigration crackdown. Are there limits to using troops?”, in The Christian Science Monitor
    • “President Trump’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops in response to protests is unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project.2025 June 7, Seema Mehta and Ian James, “The legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A.”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2025
  3. (transitive) To change (a unitary state) into a federation.

federalize meaning in Bengali

federalize in Bengali

একটি যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে একত্রিত করা, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় নিয়ন্ত্রণে আনা

Antonyms of federalize

Forms of federalize

third-person singular presentfederalizes
present participlefederalizing
past participlefederalized
pastfederalized

Origin of federalize

From federal + -ize.

Words formed from federalize

Questions about federalize

What does federalize mean?
Federalize means to unite into a federation.
What is federalize in Bengali?
Federalize in Bengali is একটি যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে একত্রিত করা, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় নিয়ন্ত্রণে আনা. See Federalize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is federalize?
Federalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce federalize?
Federalize is pronounced /ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/ (US).
What is the past tense of federalize?
The past tense of federalize is federalized.

Words near federalize in the dictionary

  1. federalistic
  2. federalists
  3. federalizable
  4. federalization
  5. federalizations
  6. federalize
  7. federalized
  8. federalizes
  9. federalizing
  10. federally
  11. Federally Administered Northern Areas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: federalize (page history and authors); federalize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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