adjective
- organized as a federation; united under a central government while maintaining some local autonomy
Examples
- The federated states maintained their own laws while sharing a common defense system.
- Several small organizations federated to form a larger advocacy group.
- The federated database allows multiple departments to share information securely.
- Germany is a federated republic with sixteen constituent states.
- The federated search engine queries multiple databases simultaneously.
- These federated tribes worked together for mutual protection.