as in union
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 federation
Other figures still at the federation were not so clear.
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
With no standout options to replace him, the federation went for a safe pair of hands.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The federation was formed in 1993 by 75 martial arts masters from around the world to unify the community and work together toward world peace, according to the group’s website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
But they were forced to report a dead heat under the rules established by the ski federation.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
With no standout options to replace him, the federation went for a safe pair of hands.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The federation was formed in 1993 by 75 martial arts masters from around the world to unify the community and work together toward world peace, according to the group’s website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
But they were forced to report a dead heat under the rules established by the ski federation.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for federation
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Wolff has remained friendly with Max’s father, Jos, and there have been brief moments where a union seemed possible, notably amid the uncertainty at Red Bull early last year.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, the engineering union hopes to expedite the usually lengthy process to rule on unfair labor practices and get a decision from the board before July.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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Despite Trump’s justification for his tariffs, the president’s trade war is putting some of his high-profile allies on edge – from Elon Musk to Joe Rogan to Dave Portnoy – exposing cracks in his coalition.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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On the other was an international coalition of right-wing influencers, including Bolsonaro, Musk, and, increasingly, President Donald Trump.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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His apparent alliance with Trump was not his first link with a president.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The once sturdy alliance between the Democratic communities in Hobart Township fractured Thursday as the Hobart Township Board voted to pull out of a New Chicago town complex project at 122 Huber Blvd.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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In 2009, the league moved the Conneticut Defenders down to Richmond, filling the hole of the AAA team that left the city.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Woods had been playing in the TGL, a golf simulator league founded by himself and Rory McIlroy.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the heart of this debate is not just hostility to social justice but an even more fundamental question: Does America want to be a unified country or merely a confederation of states with vastly different rules, standards, and rights?—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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And by reversing a one-goal loss to Herediano last week in Costa Rica, Wednesday’s result gave the Galaxy a 4-2 aggregate-goal victory in the two-leg round-of-16 playoff, lifting the team into the quarterfinals of the confederation’s most prestigious club competition for the first time in a decade.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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