federative
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The great political philosopher called it "federative" power.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2012
In current French debate, the phrase "federative status" is a new euphemism for an independent republic of Algeria attached to France only by the same kind of loose ties that hold the British Commonwealth together.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I believe," he said, "the solution lies in a federative status that would leave Algeria largely free of central control and would include a man aging government adapted to the country's own personality."
From Time Magazine Archive
Austro-Hungary, had there been no war, might have survived several more centuries; for federative reforms were much in the mind of the murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Pope was exasperated by the occupation of his lands, and refused his assent to the paper; he would not even enter the French federative system.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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