federalized

Federalized is the past participle and adjective form of federalize. It refers to the act or process of bringing an entity under a federal system of government or under federal authority, or to something that has been placed under such authority. In political and legal discourse, federalization describes changes where powers, responsibilities, or organizations are shifted from regional or local levels to a central federal level, or where a state joins a federation and assumes a defined set of federal competencies.

In governance, federalized arrangements can occur when a country reorganizes to vest defense, foreign affairs, border control, monetary policy, or other powers in the national government. It can also describe the incorporation of a region or territory into a federal framework, often accompanied by constitutional or statutory reforms.

In public administration and law enforcement, agencies or services may be federalized, meaning they operate under national law, funding, and oversight rather than state or local control. This can occur during national emergencies or to standardize practices across a country.

In the military, the term is used for forces that come under national, rather than state, command, such as when a state militia is summoned or restructured as part of the national defense apparatus.

Overall, federalization reflects a shift toward greater central authority within a federal system, and it is contrasted with devolution to subnational units or with centralized unitary governance.