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
The federation had offered a $10,000 reward for the shooter’s capture, in addition to launching a GoFundMe to support the victim’s family.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Iervolino, who is the president of MIFE, said the federation’s mission is to enable Italian audiovisual content to compete in a structured, continuous, and organized manner on global markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The tickets will be made available to each nation’s soccer federation, which will be tasked with distributing them to fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The fixture, set for June 26 at Lumen Field, falls on the Friday before Seattle’s LGBTQ+ celebrations, and has prompted protests from both governments and their soccer federations.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Iervolino, who is the president of MIFE, said the federation’s mission is to enable Italian audiovisual content to compete in a structured, continuous, and organized manner on global markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The tickets will be made available to each nation’s soccer federation, which will be tasked with distributing them to fans.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The fixture, set for June 26 at Lumen Field, falls on the Friday before Seattle’s LGBTQ+ celebrations, and has prompted protests from both governments and their soccer federations.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
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In San Diego Unified School District, the union announced a one-day strike while negotiations were ongoing.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The union said nurses are committed to bargaining daily to settle the dispute.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The conflict escalated into full-scale war between the U.S. Army and a confederacy of tribes led by Miami chief Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket to decide who would keep Ohio.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 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 debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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The coalition behind #BeGood includes Maremoto, Move On, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Working Families Power and leaders from every sector of the entertainment industry are showing support.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
11 Jan. 2026
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Asaria said rebel alliance isn’t a term he’s used, but that there is an ecosystem of smaller AI companies that keep in touch and regularly cross paths at conferences and other events.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yet there can still be damage done even if an alliance doesn’t completely collapse.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 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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Despite three rounds of negotiations by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which typically includes representatives from the government, employers and workers, the meetings were boycotted by Türk-İş, Turkey’s largest labor confederation.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Dec. 2025
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Two teams in the same confederation — the regional groups FIFA splits international teams into — cannot be placed into the same group, except for the European confederation UEFA, which has more teams than there are groups.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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