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Noun
1. administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
Wikipedia definition
2. Federated stateA federated state (often referred to simply as a state or as a province) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federal union. Such states differ from sovereign states, in that they have transferred a portion of their sovereign powers to a federal government. A federated state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory and is a form of regional government.
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