federal state vs federative state

Both 'federal state' and 'federative state' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Federal state' is more commonly used and refers to a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government. On the other hand, 'federative state' is less common and may refer to a state that is part of a federation or a state that is based on federal principles.

Last updated: April 14, 2024 • 108 views

federal state

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

It refers to a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government.

Examples:

Germany is a federal state with 16 states.
The United States is a federal state with a division of powers between the federal government and the states.

Alternatives:

federation
federal system
federal government
state government
central government

federative state

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

It may refer to a state that is part of a federation or a state that is based on federal principles.

Examples:

Brazil is a federative state composed of 26 states and one federal district.

Show examples from the web [+]

Voluntary league of peoples vs. coercive world federative state ... sees federative state of states as a provider for eternal peace among peoples.
Jan 27, 2014 ... Several organizations in Sevastopol have proposed forming a federative state, Malorossiya, and drafted an… - Jan. 27, 2014.
... Grand Duchy and the Kingdom of Poland signed the Union of Lublin: on equal terms the Duchy and the Crown united in a federative state – Rzecz Pospolita.
Russia is a federative state. The sources of law in Russia include the Russian constitution,. Federal constitutional law, Federal laws, and laws.
which was meant a Jewish-Arab federative state, headed by an Arab king and a Jewish prime minister and based on an elected parliament of two.
... in its final centuries and writes an account of Germany as a functioning, federative state, with institutions capable of reform and modernization.
a competent body of the subject of a foreign federative state or a competent body of an administrative and territorial formation of a foreign state.

Alternatives:

federal state
federation
federal system
federal government
state government

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Amazing! I like that the editors are REAL people and not A.I., like some use. The editors actually see clients as real people and not just apart of their job, and it shows. 💖"
moggie April 2025
"TextRanch has been a great help to me, especially at work because I often email my boss."
Jhey April 2025
"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023