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–noun

1.	the act of federating or uniting in a league.

2.	the formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs.

3.	a league or confederacy.

4.	a federated body formed by a number of nations, states, societies, unions, etc., each retaining control of its own internal affairs.

[Origin: 1715–25; < LL foederātiōn- (s. of foederātiō) a leaguing. See federate, -ion

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fed·er·a·tion Audio Help (fěd'ə-rā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or federal union.
A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.

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federation
noun
1.	an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
2.	a union of political organizations [syn: confederation]
3.	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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ˌfedeˈration noun

people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose
Example: the International Federation of Actors

Arabic:	إتحاد
Chinese (Simplified):	联盟，联合会
Chinese (Traditional):	聯盟，聯合會
Czech:	federace
Danish:	føderation; forbundsstat
Dutch:	bond
Estonian:	liit
Finnish:	liitto
French:	fédération
German:	der Bund
Greek:	ομοσπονδία
Hungarian:	föderáció, szövetség
Icelandic:	(ríkja)samband
Indonesian:	federasi
Italian:	federazione

Japanese:	同盟
Korean:	연합, 연방
Latvian:	federācija
Lithuanian:	federacija
Norwegian:	forbund, samband, føderasjon
Polish:	federacja
Portuguese (Brazil):	federação
Portuguese (Portugal):	federação
Romanian:	federaţie
Russian:	федерация
Slovak:	federácia
Slovenian:	zveza
Spanish:	federación
Swedish:	sammanslutning, förbund, federation
Turkish:	federasyon