adj, name, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Act of joining together into a single political entity. countable, uncountable

   "It is 106 years since federation."

2. 2
   the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs wordnet
3. 3
   Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a union of political organizations wordnet
5. 5
   Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies. countable, uncountable

   "FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view."

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6. 6
   an organization formed by merging several groups or parties wordnet
7. 7
   A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability. countable, uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation. Australia, not-comparable

   "We live in a federation house."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

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confederationabsolute monarchyadditionaffiliationagglomerationaggregation

Antonyms

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empireunitary state

Example

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"Carlos Queiroz was fired by the Portuguese Football Federation."

Etymology

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

Related phrases

Central African FederationCo-operative Commonwealth FederationEast African FederationFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFederation of Rhodesia and NyasalandFederation of Saint Christopher and NevisFederation of South ArabiaRussian FederationWest Indies Federationfederation furniture

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