as in union
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the new organization is a federation of existing organizations that were all dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefields
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Recent Examples of federation
Separately on Thursday, the French fashion federation announced the arrival of Mercedes-Benz as the exclusive mobility partner of its fashion and couture weeks for 2026.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
And a list published by the German soccer federation revealed prices ranged from $180-$700 for varying group stage games.
—James Robson, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
According to the federation, Gisin was heading into the new ski season with a particular focus on speed disciplines and no longer entering technical races.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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The union’s counter proposal to the league would give players around 30% of the gross revenue.—
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There are many reasons why America bucks this global trend, but much of it comes down to an historic reliance on unions to fight for time off and their waning influence today, coupled with a demanding work culture that hasn’t evolved much since the industrial revolution.—
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
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The coalition behind #BeGood includes Maremoto, Move On, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Working Families Power and leaders from every sector of the entertainment industry are showing support.—
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Denmark’s Frederiksen had previously warned that an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.—
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From alliance to resentment Understanding the full meaning of the slogan requires historical context.—
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John has already been linked to any number of head coaching vacancies around the league.—
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Hall earned two of his three Vezina Trophy honors as the league's top goalie with Chicago, in 1963 and '67.—
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Despite three rounds of negotiations by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which typically includes representatives from the government, employers and workers, the meetings were boycotted by Türk-İş, Turkey’s largest labor confederation.—
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Two teams in the same confederation — the regional groups FIFA splits international teams into — cannot be placed into the same group, except for the European confederation UEFA, which has more teams than there are groups.—
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“Federation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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