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Federalize

To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.

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Decentralize 76% connected

To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or conce…

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Deconcentrate 76% connected

To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.

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Merge 76% connected

To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.

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Unify 76% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Unite 76% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Federate 92% connected

United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Alliance noun · 78% connection

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.,…

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Ally verb · 78% connection

One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.

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Band verb · 78% connection

To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.

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Black book unknown · 78% connection

One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the c…

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Bundesrath noun · 78% connection

The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal counci…

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Circuit noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different lo…

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Commerce Department noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…

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Confederate adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an inde…

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Constitutional Convention noun · 78% connection

the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

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Department of Commerce noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…

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Department of Education noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…

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Department of Justice noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation…

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Department of State noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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Different adjective · 78% connection

Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…

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Discount rate noun · 78% connection

the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System

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DoC noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and…

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DoJ noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation…

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DOS noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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