federalize
verb
fed·er·al·ize
ˈfe-d(ə-)rə-ˌlīz 
federalized; federalizing
1
: to unite in or under a federal system
2
: to bring under the jurisdiction of a federal government
Examples of federalize in a Sentence
The measure federalizes several state programs.
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In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Now spreading to other Blue states and cities, the LA abductions saw heavy protests in DTLA and Trump federalizing the state’s National Guard and hundreds of Marines to clampdown.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump on Monday threatened to federalize the District if its police department did not cooperate with immigration enforcement, citing pushback from Bowser and other Democrats.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
What is unique about the deployment in California is that Newsom objected to Trump’s decision to federalize troops.
—Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Now spreading to other Blue states and cities, the LA abductions saw heavy protests in DTLA and Trump federalizing the state’s National Guard and hundreds of Marines to clampdown.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump on Monday threatened to federalize the District if its police department did not cooperate with immigration enforcement, citing pushback from Bowser and other Democrats.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
What is unique about the deployment in California is that Newsom objected to Trump’s decision to federalize troops.
—Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Federalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federalize. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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federalize
verb
fed·er·al·ize
ˈfed-(ə-)rə-ˌlīz
federalized; federalizing
: to unite in or under a federal system of authority
federalization
noun
ˌfed-(ə-)rə-lə-ˈzā-shən
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