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federal

1. of or relating to a form of government or a country in which power is divided between one central and several regional governments
2. of or relating to a treaty between provinces, states, etc., that establishes a political unit in which power is so divided
3. of or relating to the central government of a federation
4. (of a university) comprised of relatively independent colleges
5. a supporter of federal union or federation

Federal

1. characteristic of or supporting the Union government during the American Civil War
2. a supporter of the Union government during the American Civil War
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You may wonder where Congress got the authority to federalize a crime based on the nasty opinions expressed by the person who committed it.
While the statute applies only to federal actions and imposes obligations only on federal entities, it is well-settled that "federal involvement in a non-federal project may be sufficient to federalize the project for purposes of NEPA." Macht v.
The concluding chapter covers the attempts to federalize the polity.
During the current, 107th Congress, both the CBC and CHC have voted 100 percent in support of ATLA's positions on legislation that affects members and their clients, including the Patients' Bill of Rights, tort "reform" amendments in the aviation security bill, and a measure that would federalize all class actions.
I am against the need of some groups to "federalize" issues to circumvent the state legislatures or the state voters.
Congress never gave this authority to OSHA and, in fact, intended to leave it to the state legislatures, as clearly outlined in language adopted in 1970, when the push to federalize the workers' compensation system was the strongest.
James, a Republican, has boasted that the only way to stop the National Guard from doing what he says is for the president to federalize it.
823, filed by Gatchalian, seeking to look into the economic risks and opportunities of the move to revise the 1987 Constitution and federalize the bureaucracy.
This is why I wrote that the biggest issue why we should federalize is on the issue of our serious lack of justice.
But to compete against the swarms of special interests and establishment globalists hoping to federalize and globalize what today passes for "education," the American people must loudly and clearly demand an end to Fed Ed.
Gruevski does not want to democratize Macedonia, he does not want to develop normal relations and he does not wish to federalize the country," explained Demiri.