a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
The sovereignty of all the states in the union was weakened.
The lightbulb affected peoples lives most because people were able to stay up past sundown, and work longer hours.
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Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system.