Meanings
present singular third person federalizes · participle present federalizing · participle past federalized · past federalized
- transitiveTo unite into a federation.
- transitiveTo bring under federal control.
“President Trump’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops in response to protests is unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project.
2025 June 7, Seema Mehta and Ian James, “The legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A.”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 20251 more example
If the president invokes the Insurrection Act [of 1807], it temporarily suspends Posse Comitatus and allows him to federalize the National Guard and deploy active duty troops to suppress any uprising that interferes with the execution of state or federal law.
2025 January 30, Anna Mulrine Grobe, “Trump taps the military for immigration crackdown. Are there limits to using troops?”, in The Christian Science Monitor - transitiveTo change (a unitary state) into a federation.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbput under the control and authority of a federal government
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
- Proto-Italic*feiðos
- Latinfoedus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Frenchfédéra
- Englishfederal
- Englishfederalize
Translations
Dutch federaliseren
- federaliserenunite into a federation
Spanish federalizar
- federalizarunite into a federation
Cite this entry
federalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federalize
“federalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “federalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federalize.
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