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
It calls for the present union to be reorganized on the basis of a new voluntary contract between the republics and the central authorities, but leaves open the possibility of "diverse forms of federative ties."
From Time Magazine Archive
The first junta soon expelled its fiercest, strongest, and most active spirit,—Moreno,—who seems to have been the only man of the period who foresaw the necessity of establishing a federative form of government.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
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