as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Recent Examples of federate
It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.
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Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.
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Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play.
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Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon.
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PC Magazine,
1 Nov. 2025
The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community, as well as national organizations.
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Sharon Hlapcich,
Orange County Register,
20 Feb. 2025
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.
—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
Plus, there’s a social and federating function at play.
—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Nobody, however, brought up the rise of decentralized and federated social-media platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon.
—
PC Magazine,
1 Nov. 2025
The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community, as well as national organizations.
—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Orange County Register,
20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federate
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Voters cooperated in a special election by approving Proposition 50 by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
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At least six other people face charges, including two women who pleaded guilty Wednesday and are cooperating.
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Most opponents wore red, the color that has united grassroots organizations across the city against data centers.
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Different beliefs, different backgrounds, different cultures—but united by compassion and humanity.
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Another Driving Connections priority is collaborating with partner agencies like the Chicago Department of Aviation, or CDA, to advance regional transportation, officials said.
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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
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