federation as a noun: 1 2 3
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federation noun
1 federation An organization formed by merging several groups or parties.
Polish: federacja
2 federation A union of political organizations.
synonyms: confederacy , confederation .
Roget 712 :party ,
faction ,
side ,
denomination ,
communion ,
set ,
crew ,
band .
horde ,
posse ,
phalanx ;
family ,
clan ,
etc.
166 team ;
tong .
council
etc.
696 community ,
body ,
fellowship ,
sodality ,
solidarity ;
confraternity ;
familistere † ,
familistery † ;
brotherhood ,
sisterhood .
knot ,
gang ,
clique ,
ring ,
circle ,
group ,
crowd ,
in-crowd ;
coterie ,
club ,
casino † ;
machine ;
Tammany ,
Tammany Hall [U.S.] .
corporation ,
corporate body ,
guild ;
establishment ,
company ;
copartnership † ,
partnership ;
firm ,
house ;
joint concern ,
joint-stock company ;
cahoot ,
combine [U.S.] ,
trust .
society ,
association ;
institute ,
institution ;
union ;
trades union ;
league ,
syndicate ,
alliance ,
Verein [G.] ,
Bund [G.] ,
Zollverein [G.] ,
combination ;
Turnverein [G.] ;
league offensive and defensive ,
alliance offensive and defensive ;
coalition ;
federation ;
confederation ,
confederacy ;
junto ,
cabal ,
camarilla † ,
camorra † ,
brigue † ;
freemasonry ;
party spirit
etc.
(cooperation)
709 Confederates ,
Conservatives ,
Democrats ,
Federalists ,
Federals ,
Freemason ,
Knight Templar ;
Kuklux ,
Kuklux Klan ,
KKK ;
Liberals ,
Luddites ,
Republicans ,
Socialists ,
Tories ,
Whigs
&c..
staff ;
dramatis personae [Lat.] .
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Dutch: alliantie, bond, bondgenootschap, bondsstaat, confederatie, entente, statenbond, unie Polish: konfederacja
3 federation The act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs.
Dutch: bondstaat, federatie Polish: federacyjność
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