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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1. Marcos Baghdatis:

   It is clear that unless I am 100 percent fit and healthy to compete, I shall not participate at the Olympics because I would be doing injustice to my country, it is therefore with great sadness that I now announce my withdrawal from the Cyprus Tennis Federation Olympic Team. I have already informed Cyprus Tennis Federation Federation.

2. Sergei Lavrov:

   All of the laws, doctrines, concepts and strategies of the Russian Federation apply to all of its territory.

3. Noah Ngeny:

   The best thing to do under such circumstances is call for elections to give officials a fresh mandate for running the federation.

4. William Pena:

   They had a test on January 20 and they came back positive for boldenone, if they are found guilty then the implication is that the Colombian federation will be banned for a year and if the process ends before the Olympics then we will automatically be out. We could miss the Tokyo Olympics.

5. Maros Sefcovic:

   We are in close and, I would even say, everyday contact with both Ukraine and the Russian Federation, and I hope that we will have no problem with gas this winter.