federal subject

noun

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.

OriginRussian субъект федерации →
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Meanings

nounfederal subject (plural federal subjects)

plural federal subjects

  1. governmentA 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.

Origin

  1. Russianсубъект федерации
  2. Englishfederal subject

Calque of Russian субъект федерации (subʺjekt federacii).

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