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
For all his legendary realism, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was an idealist who believed that the job of American diplomats was to eventually create a world federation.
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Finally, the island sent over a third of a million lacrosse sticks last year, which is almost one new stick for every member of the USA Lacrosse federation.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The romantic story suggests Athletic started fielding only Basque players in 1911 after being stripped of that year’s Copa del Rey for using ineligible foreign players, thereby sticking two fingers up to their rivals (Athletic were later reinstated as champions by the Spanish football federation).
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Ensure identity federation solutions (e.g., SAML, OpenID Connect) support hybrid cryptographic models without breaking authentication workflows.
—Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Finally, the island sent over a third of a million lacrosse sticks last year, which is almost one new stick for every member of the USA Lacrosse federation.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The romantic story suggests Athletic started fielding only Basque players in 1911 after being stripped of that year’s Copa del Rey for using ineligible foreign players, thereby sticking two fingers up to their rivals (Athletic were later reinstated as champions by the Spanish football federation).
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Ensure identity federation solutions (e.g., SAML, OpenID Connect) support hybrid cryptographic models without breaking authentication workflows.
—Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
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Last June saw two of Europe’s biggest players unions, the English PFA and its French counterparts, the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels, join forces to launch a case against FIFA, arguing the rights of its members were being violated under European Union (EU) laws.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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ZeniMax’s worker union has been in contract negotiations for two years and authorized a strike earlier this month.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Succession planning, mentorship pipelines, and international coalition coordination all rely on consistent and appropriately ranked leadership.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This is especially the case today, with India governed by an uber-nationalist leader and Pakistan administered by a coalition government in which the military holds most of the sway.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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For now, the alliance, which represents over 250 brands, retailers and distributors across North America, is working toward getting industry-friendly regulation at the state level.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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There was a lot of talk of alliances on this episode.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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As the summer transfer window approaches, all eyes will be on the Saudi Pro League and which big names the league can attract.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Houston Breakdown: The Cougars scored major upsets over TCU and Kansas State last year despite having the worst offense in the league.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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The historic task of the Liberal Party of Canada was to keep Quebec within confederation.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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The team that emerges from that will then join the confederation winners from Europe, North and South America in a Final Four to be played between January 28 and February 1, 2026 at a neutral venue that will be determined by FIFA in due course.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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