federation
noun
fed·er·a·tion
ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as
a
: a federal government
b
: a union of organizations
2
: the act of creating or becoming a federation
especially
: the forming of a federal union
Examples of federation in a Sentence
a federation of labor unions
a federation of women's clubs
the federation of the states
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Last year, exports of Swiss watches to the region were valued at 3.8 billion francs, or $4.3 billion, an increase of 622 percent in 25 years, according to figures published by the Swiss watch federation.
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Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The neighborhood federation then appealed again to the city council, which voted 5-0 on March 19 to support the appeal and overturn the zoning decision, with less than two weeks to go before the April 1 start of citywide trash collection under the new hauler.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
The federation is offering a $5,000 reward for information that lead’s the gunman’s arrest and conviction.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
There, Gregory and Petukhov will stand at the boards for teams from two federations: Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, reigning United States junior champions, and Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafonara, reigning Italian junior champions.
—Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The neighborhood federation then appealed again to the city council, which voted 5-0 on March 19 to support the appeal and overturn the zoning decision, with less than two weeks to go before the April 1 start of citywide trash collection under the new hauler.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
The federation is offering a $5,000 reward for information that lead’s the gunman’s arrest and conviction.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
There, Gregory and Petukhov will stand at the boards for teams from two federations: Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, reigning United States junior champions, and Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafonara, reigning Italian junior champions.
—Patrice Hutton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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federation
noun
fed·er·a·tion
ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: a political body formed by uniting smaller bodies
especially
: a federal government
2
: the act of creating or becoming a federation
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