as in union
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the new organization is a federation of existing organizations that were all dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefields
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Recent Examples of federation
In sports with no national governing body, that sport’s international federation policy would be in place.
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Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared.
—Tales Azzoni, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This week, one of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got stranger still; Amanda Anisimova and Joao Fonseca achieved tennis milestones; Diego Schwartzman retired from the sport and Chile’s tennis federation challenged the ITF over the Zizou Bergs vs. Cristian Garin incident at the Davis Cup.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
This has led to Trump's Department of Education launching Title IX probes against the Massachusetts, Minnesota and California athletic federations.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared.
—Tales Azzoni, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This week, one of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got stranger still; Amanda Anisimova and Joao Fonseca achieved tennis milestones; Diego Schwartzman retired from the sport and Chile’s tennis federation challenged the ITF over the Zizou Bergs vs. Cristian Garin incident at the Davis Cup.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
This has led to Trump's Department of Education launching Title IX probes against the Massachusetts, Minnesota and California athletic federations.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
Noun
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The union represents more than 1,500 workers, including bus drivers, light rail operators and dispatchers.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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But for that agreement, however, officials had planned to dismiss virtually all staff in mid-February, according to lawyers for an employee union.—
Douglas Gillison and Pete Schroeder,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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Terror is not a word used loosely by the coalition members.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alsup handed down the order on a temporary restraining order sought by labor unions and nonprofits in a lawsuit filed by the coalition last week.—
JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump appears to brush off UK-US alliance President Trump appeared to dismiss the U.K. and U.S.'s special relationship, during his meeting with British PM Keir Starmer on Thursday.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The remarks come as Warner Bros. Discovery enters the last few months of a decades-long alliance with the National Basketball Association.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Still, team president Tom Fitzgerald and the front office intend to act as buyers ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, according to a league source.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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The trade cannot be finalized until after the new league year starts March 12.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Take Zheng Yi Sao for example, the most successful pirate in history who at the height of her power had a confederation of 70,000 pirates under her command.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Swedish industry has some 30,000 employees and a turnover of 2.6 billion euros, 80 percent of which is from export, with the most important markets being the European Union, Norway and the U.S. Annual figures were compiled by TMF, Sweden’s confederation for the furniture and woodworks industry.—
Anders Modig Davin,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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