Definitions for: Federation


[n] 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
[n] a union of political organizations
[n] an organization formed by merging several groups or parties



Webster (1913) Definition: Fed`er*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]ration.]
1. The act of uniting in a league; confederation.

2. A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated
government. --Burke.

Synonyms: confederacy, confederation

See Also: AFL, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor, CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizations, constitution, Creek Confederacy, establishment, formation, Hanseatic League, nation, organisation, organisation, organization, organization, union

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