federalization
noun
fed·er·al·i·za·tion
ˌfe-d(ə-)rə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of federalizing
2
: the state of being federalized
Examples of federalization in a Sentence
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat, filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the federalization of Illinois National Guard personnel or the deployment of National Guard troops from other states.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit asks the court to order the administration to stop federalizing or deploying any National Guard troops to Illinois, and to declare the federalization of National Guard troops more broadly as unlawful.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump in June issued a memorandum authorizing the federalization of National Guard troops, citing threats to federal employees and property during protests against immigration enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the 54 days leading up to Trump’s federalization of MPD and crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital, crime incidents were already down to 4,020.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Trump has in the past praised Bowser for coordinating with federal agents during the government’s month-long federalization of the nation’s capital.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
That means that Trump’s federalization of the city’s police force is expected to expire on Sept. 10.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the federalization of Washington began two weeks ago, the White House has announced hundreds of arrests.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
With the federalization of the National Guard.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit asks the court to order the administration to stop federalizing or deploying any National Guard troops to Illinois, and to declare the federalization of National Guard troops more broadly as unlawful.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump in June issued a memorandum authorizing the federalization of National Guard troops, citing threats to federal employees and property during protests against immigration enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In the 54 days leading up to Trump’s federalization of MPD and crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital, crime incidents were already down to 4,020.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Trump has in the past praised Bowser for coordinating with federal agents during the government’s month-long federalization of the nation’s capital.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
That means that Trump’s federalization of the city’s police force is expected to expire on Sept. 10.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Since the federalization of Washington began two weeks ago, the White House has announced hundreds of arrests.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
With the federalization of the National Guard.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Federalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federalization. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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