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
Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
National soccer federations are also being affected.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The group of advocates, dubbed the Coalition to Protect our Urban Nature in Charlotte, held its first meeting in July with representatives from the wildlife federation, NC Native Plant Society, Charlotte Mecklenburg League of Women’s Voters and other organizations.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite regaining their number one world ranking in August, the Spanish federation sacked their women’s team head coach Montse Tomé immediately after the UEFA women’s Euro.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
National soccer federations are also being affected.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The group of advocates, dubbed the Coalition to Protect our Urban Nature in Charlotte, held its first meeting in July with representatives from the wildlife federation, NC Native Plant Society, Charlotte Mecklenburg League of Women’s Voters and other organizations.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite regaining their number one world ranking in August, the Spanish federation sacked their women’s team head coach Montse Tomé immediately after the UEFA women’s Euro.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
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For the first half of her tenure, Engelbert seemed to enjoy a positive relationship with the players, securing major corporate partners, working with the union on a collective-bargaining agreement that looked historic at the time, keeping the league afloat during the COVID pandemic.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Prime Minister’s critics, even within his coalition, have long accused him of prolonging the war for political survival.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s grandiose peace plan still ended up phased and conditional – granting the Israeli leader political leeway with his hardline coalition.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The mini-alliances keep shifting.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Major global ocean carriers and their vessel-sharing alliances have made efforts to adapt to the fee structure since it was announced in April so that there will be minimal impacts on both service and bottom line.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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Umpteen visits followed — a random mixture of rugby league matches and England football internationals, plus the odd final such as the 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy clash between my dad’s team, Burnley, and Wolverhampton Wanderers in front of 80,841 fans.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thibodeau, fired in June after five seasons, often leaned on a tight seven- or eight-man group, leaving his starters with the heaviest workload in the league.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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At European soccer governing body UEFA’s Congress in Stockholm in April 2002, Kazakhstan was admitted as the confederation’s 52nd member after leaving the Asian Football Confederation the previous year.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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To imagine Palestinians and Israelis living in relative peace in their own states, or under some sort of confederation, seems impossible today.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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