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

Synonyms

• alliance
• axis
• bloc
• block
• coalition
• combination
• combine
• confederacy
• confederation
• league
• 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

Valentin hopes sharing news of the pay requests and the subsequent impasse with the federation will jump-start action and possibly a phone call for him with FPF director Ivan Rivera. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 June 2024

And the federation has been active in collecting money to help Palestinian victims of the war. —Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024

Federation has been in touch with Jewish students, UW-Milwaukee administration Michael Harryman, chief communications officer with the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, said the federation would not provide specific comment on the protests due to Monday being within Passover. —Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024

Kaliningrad—a small Russian province geographically disconnected from the rest of the federation and sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland, more than 400 miles from Russia proper—could be vulnerable. —Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

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