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federated

federated

4 6.6
States or regions joined under one central government but keeping some local power
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛdəˌreɪtɪd/
translation icon : federado
  • It's a combination of the legacy of Jim Crow and the extremely federated, localized nature of US government.
  • Federated States
  • Federated State
  • Federated Republic

The plan proposes A Federated India, but both the Inc and the League reject it.

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Examples

  • The plan proposes A Federated India, but both the Inc and the League reject it.

  • Like the other island nations of the central and western Pacific, the Federated States are in cultural flux.

    Academic text (1995)
  • However, America was not set up as a democracy but as a federated republic.

    Blog text (31)
  • The islands of the Federated States are scattered across an expanse of ocean larger than the continental United States.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Because the island governments would like more teachers to have four-year degrees, many students from the Federated States attend the University of Guam.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Along with other low-lying island nations, sea level rise directly threatens the Federated States of Micronesia.

    Blog text (27)
  • Whether Quebec becomes sovereign or not, it is itself already a polyethnic, pluricultural, and multinational federated state.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In a federated government, individual states maintain their own laws while cooperating on national issues.

  • The Federated States of Micronesia consists of several islands, each with its own local government.

  • After years of negotiation, the countries agreed to form a federated alliance to enhance regional stability.

Synonyms

federal
vsfederated
3.8

Relating to the central government of a country that shares power with states

emphasizes union of parts under a central authority while keeping autonomy
federative
vsfederated
  • Formal
1 7.2

Relating to a system where regions share power with a central government

refers to actual union of states retaining some internal autonomy
federate
vsfederated
7.0

United under a central government while keeping some local powers

is the same but stresses retained internal autonomy

Antonyms

51 6.3

Free to make its own decisions without outside control

Compounds

An island country in the Pacific of about six hundred small islands linked to the United States

The largest republic of the former Soviet Union, covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia from 1917 to 1991

How Centralized

unitary
  • Specialized
4 7.4
federal
3.8
federated
4 6.6
confederal
1 7.5
independent
360 2.8

Surface Forms

federated positive

Morphology

federated = federate (transparent) = federate + ed

The adjective is a standard past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'federate' and directly denotes 'having been formed into a federation'.

Etymology

Federated comes from the root feder-, which means 'agreement' or 'treaty' and is the same root as federal and federation. So a federated nation is 'joined by agreement' under a central government while each state keeps some local power.