federation

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noun

1. an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
• Derivationally related forms:
federate
• Hypernyms:
organization, organisation
• Hyponyms:
American Federation of Labor, AFL, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO
2. a union of political organizations
• Syn:
confederation, confederacy
• Derivationally related forms:
federate, confederate (for: confederacy), confederate (for: confederation)
• Hypernyms:
union
• Hyponyms:
nation, Creek Confederacy, Hanseatic League
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
• Derivationally related forms:
federate
• Hypernyms:
constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confederation, confederacy