as in coalitions
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 federations
Those guidelines remained in place until 2021, when the IOC announced international federations for each sport should adopt their own participation rules.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.
—CBS News, 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
The federations’ legal action against Shein seeks to stop unfair competition and ensure compliance with European product safety standards, leveling the playing field for French retailers.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Tracking apps and programs have now become staples for teams in the WNBA and NWSL, as well as top international sporting federations.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.
—CBS News, 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
The federations’ legal action against Shein seeks to stop unfair competition and ensure compliance with European product safety standards, leveling the playing field for French retailers.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Tracking apps and programs have now become staples for teams in the WNBA and NWSL, as well as top international sporting federations.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federations
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Every year, Davos becomes a playground for coalitions.—
Vaishali Nigam Sinha,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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National elections, meanwhile, are won with broad coalitions.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Teachers’ unions across the state have been in similar struggles with other districts.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The comments prompted an immediate backlash from across the industry and beyond as actors, unions and more waded into the AI debate to condemn Tilly Norwood and question what her existence meant for the profession.—
Eline Van der Velden,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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And finally, challenges that reveal alliances.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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Equally compelling was the rise of pan-African AI alliances.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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McIntyre has enlisted staff from his TV production team to help set up Fanalysis, which already has 40 people working on it and plans to expand into predictions and player transfer values, as well as to other leagues and sports.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s the most of any of the nation’s professional sports leagues.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There can be only up to two European teams per group and only one team per group from each of the remaining five continental confederations under FIFA.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
5 Dec. 2025
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Likewise the Umuchu, and the Isuochi and Nneato of Okigwe in present-day Nigeria, formed defensive confederations to pool their resources.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Federations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federations. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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