What does "federal subject" mean?

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 is a synonym for "federal subject"?

Common synonyms include: arkhangelsk, chechnya, krasnoyarsk, rostov, sakhalin, smolensk.

Federal subject

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Noun

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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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

arkhangelsk chechnya krasnoyarsk rostov sakhalin smolensk

Etymology

Calque of Russian субъект федерации (subʺjekt federacii).

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