Synonyms for federation
ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃənfed·er·a·tion

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1. federation

   Alliance is in its most common use a connection formed by treaty between sovereign states as for mutual aid in war. Partnership is a mercantile word; alliance chiefly political or matrimonial. Coalition is oftenest used of political parties; fusion is now the more common word in this sense. In an alliance between nations there is no surrender of sovereignty, and no union except for a specified time and purpose. League and alliance are used with scarcely perceptible difference of meaning. In a confederacy or confederation there is an attempt to unite separate states in a general government without surrender of sovereignty. Union implies so much concession as to make the separate states substantially one. Federation is mainly a poetic and rhetorical word expressing something of the same thought, as in Tennyson's "federation of the world," Locksley Hall, l. 128. The United States is not a confederacy nor an alliance; the nation might be called a federation, but prefers to be styled a federal union.

   Synonyms:
   alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, fusion, league, partnership, union

   Antonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, separation, war

   Preposition:
   Alliance with a neighboring people; against the common enemy; for offense and defense; alliance of, between, or among nations.

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1. federationnoun

   an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

   Synonyms:
   confederacy, confederation

2. confederation, confederacy, federationnoun

   a union of political organizations

   Synonyms:
   confederacy, alliance, conspiracy, confederation

3. federationnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   confederacy, confederation

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1. • Constitution
   • Organization
   • Union

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1. federationnoun

   Synonyms:
   league, alliance, coalition, union, confederation, combination, copartnership, federal union, federal compact

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1. federationnoun

   Synonyms:
   confederation, league, confederacy, union

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1. List of paraphrases for "federation":

   russian, russia, fannie, fédération, federal, federación, federatie, russie, federations, commonwealth, confederation, ftu, union, fiapa, federative, association

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How to use federation in a sentence?

1. Molly Levinson:

   The argument that women gave up a right to equal pay by accepting the best collective bargaining agreement possible in response to the Federation's refusal to put equal pay on the table is not a legitimate reason for continuing to discriminate against them, today, we are filing a motion to allow us to appeal immediately the district court's decision so that Ninth Circuit will be able to review these claims.

2. Michael Khodarkovsky:

   Totally false, if by Russia he means the current Russian Federation that existed since 1991, then the best example is Clinton, 1992-98. During this time Russia fought a war in Chechnya, but Chechnya was not a country but one of Russia’s regions.

3. Yulia Tarasenko:

   The mood is not very cheerful. The situation at the federation is very difficult, we think there is a chance to keep fighting for the federation because we have a large number of athletes and they shouldn't suffer.

4. Tokyo Olympic villageThe IOC:

   The rules for qualification have been established by the International Weightlifting Federation before the qualifications started, these rules apply, and you can not change rules during ongoing competitions.

5. Vitali Klitschko:

   In 2014 Ukraine decided to take a European direction of development of our country. It is not [ the ] Russian Federation and Mr. Putin is not happy with this decision because his idea [ is ] to rebuild [ the ] Soviet Empire, we don't want to be back to [ the ] USSR. We see our future as [ a ] democratic European country.