federal subject

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A constituent entity of Russia, its top-level political division; it includes all federated entities: republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, all of which are, constitutionally, equal subjects of the federation.

Word forms

federal subject federal subjects

Etymology

Calque of Russian субъект федерации (subʺjekt federacii).

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