as in coalitions
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 federations
Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
As such, the football federations representing both Egypt and Iran have publicly objected to any Pride celebrations around the match.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The fixture, set for June 26 at Lumen Field, falls on the Friday before Seattle’s LGBTQ+ celebrations, and has prompted protests from both governments and their soccer federations.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The federations’ legal action against Shein seeks to stop unfair competition and ensure compliance with European product safety standards, leveling the playing field for French retailers.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
As of August 2025, at least 34 local unions and 3 federations remain in registration limbo, some awaiting approval for over four years despite multiple submissions.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Tracking apps and programs have now become staples for teams in the WNBA and NWSL, as well as top international sporting federations.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federations
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Restorative coalitions also have an impact on services that require trauma recognition, report and intervention.—
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Policies enacted without durable organization, broad working-class coalitions, and a political economy that strengthens working-class power will not survive.—
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All three unions have expressed concern that ZIM would exchange hands to a foreign entity.—
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State workers and their unions have vowed to keep up the fight this year.—
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On the other hand, mayors and city leaders formed powerful alliances to sell voters on investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the National Western Complex, and voters typically responded with generosity.—
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Players making off-island alliances with other potential returnees before leaving for Fiji is strictly forbidden.—
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Ehrlich compared the situation to the labor upheaval professional leagues went through before finally settling on collective bargaining, which has been looked at as a potential solution by some in college sports over the past year.—
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Contessa’s Corner Sports leagues, state gambling regulators and tribal leaders have all raised concerns that prediction market trades on sports don’t have the same level of guardrails as sportsbooks to protect against cheating by athletes, referees, coaches and other insiders.—
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There can be only up to two European teams per group and only one team per group from each of the remaining five continental confederations under FIFA.—
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Likewise the Umuchu, and the Isuochi and Nneato of Okigwe in present-day Nigeria, formed defensive confederations to pool their resources.—
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“Federations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federations. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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