English noun: federation |
1. | federation (group) an organization formed by merging several groups or parties |
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| Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | AFL, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizations |
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2. | federation (group) a union of political organizations |
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| Synonyms | confederacy, confederation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | union |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Creek Confederacy, Hanseatic League, nation |
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3. | federation (act) 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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization |
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