federation
noun
fed·er·a·tion
ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as
a
: a federal government
b
: a union of organizations
2
: the act of creating or becoming a federation
especially
: the forming of a federal union
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Examples of federation in a Sentence
a federation of labor unions
a federation of women's clubs
the federation of the states
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Across the 1950s, Israel excluded Palestinian workers from the Histadrut, the state’s largest labor union federation.
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Marjorie N. Feld, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
With the Paris Olympics opening in just over a month, Mr. Mbappé’s political stand is a reminder that – despite the pressures of sponsors and sporting federations – professional athletes, like other cultural stars, can sway the collective consciousness.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Valentin and other Puerto Rico senior players are not using those bigger federations as benchmarks for themselves.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 June 2024
Eventually, the pharaohs had to abandon Gaza to the Sea Peoples—known as Philistines—who in the twelfth century BC established a five-city federation that included Gaza and the now Israeli cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath.
—Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
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Marjorie N. Feld, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
With the Paris Olympics opening in just over a month, Mr. Mbappé’s political stand is a reminder that – despite the pressures of sponsors and sporting federations – professional athletes, like other cultural stars, can sway the collective consciousness.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Valentin and other Puerto Rico senior players are not using those bigger federations as benchmarks for themselves.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 June 2024
Eventually, the pharaohs had to abandon Gaza to the Sea Peoples—known as Philistines—who in the twelfth century BC established a five-city federation that included Gaza and the now Israeli cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath.
—Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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federation
noun
fed·er·a·tion
ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: a political body formed by uniting smaller bodies
especially
: a federal government
2
: the act of creating or becoming a federation
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