federation

CEFRC1

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of states or organizations joined under one central authority.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

Examples

  • Carlos Queiroz was fired by the Portuguese Football Federation.

  • Lieutenant Worf is a Klingon who serves as an officer aboard the Federation starship Enterprise.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˌfɛdəˈɹæ̝ɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩]
  • [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

  2. Act of joining together into a single political entity.

  3. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

More examples

In context

  • The small states joined together to form a strong federation.

  • It is 106 years since federation.

  • We live in a federation house.

Synonyms

Quick test

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A blank of sovereign states often shares a common foreign policy.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.