26984 words

federation

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a group of organizations, countries, regions, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government:

Examples:

the Russian federation
2
the act of forming a federation:

Examples:

The federation of the six original Australian states took place in 1901.
He's against European federation.
3

Examples:

Canada is a federation of provinces and territories.
4
a group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government:

Examples:

a federation of states/companies/trade unions, etc. The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.
5
the act of forming a federation:

Examples:

He's against European federation.
the federation of states/companies/trade unions, etc. The federation of the six original Australian states took place in 1901.

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