federalize
/ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz/
verb
- To bring under the control or authority of a central federal government.
- Some states resisted efforts to federalize their education systems.
- After the crisis, the president moved to federalize the emergency response teams.
- The government decided to federalize the national police force to improve coordination.
- To unite or organize into a federation.
- The small republics agreed to federalize into a single nation.
- The labor unions voted to federalize their regional branches.
- They hoped to federalize the scattered territories into one cohesive state.
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