federation

noun

fed·er·a·tion ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən

Synonyms of federation next

: an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as

: a federal government

: a union of organizations

: the act of creating or becoming a federation

especially : the forming of a federal union

Examples of federation in a Sentence

a federation of labor unions a federation of women's clubs the federation of the states

Recent Examples on the Web Track and field will be the first sport to give direct cash payments for Olympic gold medals, the sport’s federation announced Wednesday. —

Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 There are now more than 75 padel federations throughout the world, which was the last barrier the sport needed to exceed for possible inclusion in the 2032 Summer Games in Brisbane, Australia. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024 American sportswear giant Nike will supply all of Germany’s national teams with its apparel and equipment from 2027, the German soccer federation (DFB) surprisingly announced Thursday. —

Ciarán Fahey, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024 Gang gunmen also occupied and vandalized the nation’s top soccer stadium, taking one employee hostage for hours, Haiti’s soccer federation said in a statement. —

Evens Sanon and Pierre-Richard Luxama, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 And that wasn’t the first time Mexico has been penalized because of the chant; the federation was fined and fans were banned from games after incidents during qualifying matches for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as well as a qualifying match for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024 And so, there’ll be lots of other federations out there. —

Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024 It was founded by the French federation of craft professionals and showcases hundreds of their unique handmade works, from statement necklaces to ceramic tableware. —

Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024 Inter Miami winger Robert Taylor was called into Finland’s camp this week, but declined, and the Finnish federation gave him permission to stay with Miami. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024

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