federated
adjective
[ ˈfɛdəreɪtɪd ]
• (of a country or organization) set up as a single centralized unit within which each state or division keeps some internal autonomy.
• "under the terms of the 1569 Act of the Union of Lublin, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania formed a single, federated state"
federate
verb
• (with reference to a number of states or organizations) form or be formed into a single centralized unit, within which each state or organization keeps some internal autonomy.
• "in 1901 the six colonies federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia"
Similar:
confederate,
combine,
ally,
unite,
unify,
merge,
amalgamate,
integrate,
fuse,
marry,
link,
join,
join up,
align,
associate,
band together,
team up,
Origin:
early 18th century (as an adjective): from late Latin foederatus, based on foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’.
