Federation
[fedə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or ['fɛdə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) 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.
(noun.) an organization formed by merging several groups or parties.
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Definition
(n.) The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
(n.) A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. League, alliance, coalition, union, confederation, combination, copartnership, federal union, federal compact.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONFEDERACY]
Typist: Sadie
Examples
- Belonging to the Federation, he had been compelled by his honour to close the pits against his men. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There was a crisis when Gerald was a boy, when the Masters' Federation closed down the mines because the men would not accept a reduction. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Does this League of Nations which has been created by the covenant of 1919 contain within it the germ of any permanent federation of human effort? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Till the war-drums throb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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