federation
noun/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
- [countable] a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc.
- the Russian Federation
Extra Examples- The federation broke up in 1989.
- the six republics in the federation
- Australia is a federation of six states and several territories.
- He urged them to remain within the federation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
- …
- a member of a federation
- [countable] a group of clubs, trade unions, etc. that have joined together to form an organization
- the International Tennis Federation
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- The trade union federation has called for a national strike.
- The Scottish Landowners' Federation completely condemned the practice.
- the International Federation of Football Clubs
- the British Athletics Federation
- a federation of over 3 000 organizations
- They were now ready to create a national labour federation.
- He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
- …
- a member of a federation
- [uncountable] the act of forming a federation
- Australia's centenary of federation in 2001
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French fédération, from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the verb foederare ‘to ally’, from foedus ‘league’.
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