Federalization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The unification of states to form a federal union. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of being put under federal control wordnet
  3. 3
    The assumption of control or authority by a federal government. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

    "These were the days before Elon Musk’s tiff with a Delaware judge raised the prospect of the federalization of corporate law."

  4. 4
    the state of being under federal control wordnet

Synonyms

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additionaffiliationagglomerationaggregationagreementalliance

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"These were the days before Elon Musk’s tiff with a Delaware judge raised the prospect of the federalization of corporate law."

Etymology

From federal + -ization.

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