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federation Definition

fed·era·tion (fed′ər ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of uniting or of forming a union of states, groups, etc. by agreement of each member to subordinate its power to that of the central authority in common affairs
  2. an organization formed by such an act; league; specif., a federal union of states, nations, etc.

Etymology: Fr fédération < ML federatio < L foederatus: see federate

federation Synonyms

federation

n.

confederacy, alliance, league, federal union; see alliance 3, organization 3.

federation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • join: Full details on how to join the federation will be made available nearer the time.
  • establish: While Barzani wants to establish a federation based along ethnic lines, Talabani prefers one formed according to regional borders.

Adjective modifier

  • Yugoslav: However, they resurfaced once the Yugoslav federation began to unravel, from 1990 onwards.
  • loose: The weakest point in favor of the loose federation at the constitutional ' negotiation ' was therefore economic.
  • socialist: They can build a socialist republic as a step toward a socialist federation of the Middle East.
  • imperial: He was back in the UK in December, lecturing again on the theme of imperial federation.
  • nationwide: Tel: 020 7226 5375 www.cdf.org.uk Community Matters Community Matters is the nationwide federation for community groups.
  • Russian: We are fully aware of the application by the Russian federation of a revised delayed draft plan for destruction of its chemical weapons.

Modifies a noun

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Noun used with modifier

  • union: National union federations provide a first point of contact for country offices.
  • rowing: Entries must be verified by the club concerned and in the case of crews outside Britain, verified by the relevant national rowing federation.
  • trade: There was also a good turnout from the CGT, the main trade union federation in France.
  • football: In March, the European football federation suspended soccer matches in Israel, citing security concerns.
  • consumer: Consumer federation of of coverage to the law doesn't.
  • sport: The sports federation will not fund an SRT wall.

Possessives

employer: Employers ' federations - eg the Federation of Small Businesses ( FSB ).

Preposition: of

  • republic: In their place we want a global federation of socialist republics based on workers?
  • association: International Council of Nurses The International Council of Nurses is a federation of national nursesâ associations representing nurses in more than 120 countries.
  • union: There are local Federations of Unions, like the English Trades Councils which are represented on the local Councils of public economy.
  • trust: Established in 1995, we are part of a federation of independent trusts working nationwide.