Meaning of federation | Babel Free

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1. A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.
2. Act of joining together into a single political entity.
   countable, uncountable
3. Act of joining together into a single political entity
4. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
   countable, uncountable
5. (of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only. the federal government of the United States of America. federaal, federatief فدرالي، إتِّحادي федерален federal federální Bundes-... føderal; forbunds- ομοσπονδιακόςfederal liidu- فدرال liittovaltiollinen fédéral פֶדֶרָלִי संघीय savezni, federalan szövetségi federal sambands-, bandalags- federale 連邦の 연방의 federacinis, federalinis federāls; federatīvs; federācijas- persekutuan federaalforbunds-...
   usually
6. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members
7. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
   countable, uncountable
8. joined by a treaty, agreement etc. gefedereer, verbonde إتِّحادي، مُتَّحِد обединен federado federalizovaný verbündet føderal; forbunds- ομόσπονδος federado liitunud متحد شده liitto- fédéréהתאחדות संघबद्ध, संघित ujedinjeni u savez, savezni szövetséges bersekutu sameinaður, sem eru í bandalagi federato 連合した 연합한 susijungę į federaciją apvienots federācijā bersekutu bonds- forbundet, sammensluttet sfederalizowany اتحادى federado (con)federat федеративный federatívny združen federacijski förenad,...
   etc
9. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies
10. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
    countable, uncountable
11. people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose. the International Federation of Actors. bondstaat, verbond, federasie إتحاد федерция federação federace der Bund føderation; forbundsstat ομοσπονδίαfederación liit اتحادیه liitto fédérationפדרציה संघ, महासंघ federacija, savez föderáció, szövetség federasi (ríkja)samband federazione 同盟 연방 정부 federacija federācija persekutuan bondforbund, samband, føderasjonfederacja اتحادى federação federaţie федерация federácia zveza ...
    etc
12. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability
13. The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or federal union.
14. Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation
15. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.
16. the act of federating
17. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the union of several provinces, states, etc, to form a federal union
18. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political unit formed in such a way
19. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any league, alliance, or confederacy
20. a union of several parties, groups, etc

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Examples

“It is 106 years since federation.”

“FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.”

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