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
As of August 2025, at least 34 local unions and 3 federations remain in registration limbo, some awaiting approval for over four years despite multiple submissions.
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Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the federation reached a $24 million settlement with the players and an agreement that would guarantee equal pay between the men’s and women’s teams.
—Matt Marshall, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The federation said Spoelstra was chosen by USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill, with the decision also approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Nkrumah and Lumumba had once agreed, secretly, to form a Ghana-Congo federation.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the federation reached a $24 million settlement with the players and an agreement that would guarantee equal pay between the men’s and women’s teams.
—Matt Marshall, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The federation said Spoelstra was chosen by USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill, with the decision also approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Nkrumah and Lumumba had once agreed, secretly, to form a Ghana-Congo federation.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
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The employees are all members of a union local known as University Professional Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Compromise was key, Upshaw always said - although the union often was criticized for being too accommodating.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Encinitas Library is now the fourth organization to become California Green Business Certified in Encinitas and join the Encinitas Green Business Network, a growing coalition of local organizations committed to sustainable operations and community impact.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Denmark’s Frederiksen had previously warned that an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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From alliance to resentment Understanding the full meaning of the slogan requires historical context.—
Kamran Talattof,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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John has already been linked to any number of head coaching vacancies around the league.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Hall earned two of his three Vezina Trophy honors as the league's top goalie with Chicago, in 1963 and '67.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This loose confederation of frenemies had originated not in Dubai but in the Netherlands.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some politicians will be opposed to the confederation from the start.—
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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