federation
IPA: fɛdɝˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- Act of joining together into a single political entity.
- Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
- Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
- (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
adjective
- (Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
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Examples of "federation" in Sentences
- The country used to be one of the federations.
- DMC, the federation is nothing more than an impotent union.
- The gangling star says the national football federation is sick.
- The federation is the largest sporting organization in the country.
- Right now the federation is running the league, which is not an optimal situation for anyone, Garber said.
- The federation is nothing more than a board of executives who really do not care about the Police in General.
- The creation of the federation is being announced at a Tea Party Express rally Thursday morning in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- We must emphasise that a federation is a highly contemporary form of government with a broad capacity to accommodate itself to the challenge of tomorrow.
- The Norwegian delegation will be dressed in red and white gear equipped with hoods rimmed with fur, probably from Chinese raccoon dogs, but the sports federation is investigating the fur's origin.
- Roll Call: Even as the AFL-CIO braces for losses among its Democratic allies in Congress, the union federation is mobilizing its grass-roots operation in the weeks leading up to the midterm elections.
- According to a statement from the Tea Party Express, one of the groups participating, the federation is being "established to create a unified message and media response amongst key leadership and their affiliates."
- In such matters, the federation is the farmers 'spokesman, and when their officers tell us what they want, we know they are speaking for the common farmer, instead of merely using the farmer as a tool to advance their own ideas.
- "Clubs are very well aware of the landscape, and I'm sure the fact that the Russian federation is not currently participating in the player transfer agreement will factor into clubs 'evaluations of players and their decisions on who to draft and when."
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