| NOUN | group | federation | an organization formed by merging several groups or parties |
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| group | federation, confederation, confederacy | a union of political organizations | |
| act | federation | 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 |
| Sounds | feh.derey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An organization formed by merging several groups or parties. | |
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| Narrower | American Federation of Labor, AFL | A federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 |
| American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO | The largest federation of North American labor unions | |
| Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO | A federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 | |
| Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
| Verbs | federate | unite on a federal basis or band together as a league |
| Meaning | A union of political organizations. | |
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| Synonyms | confederation, confederacy | |
| Narrower | Creek Confederacy | A North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma |
| Hanseatic League | A commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas | |
| nation | A federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | |
| Broader | union | A political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations |
| Spanish | confederación, federación | |
| Catalan | confederació, federació | |
| Verbs | federate | unite on a federal basis or band together as a league |
| Meaning | 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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| Broader | constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation | The act of forming or establishing something |
| Spanish | federación | |
| Catalan | federació | |
| Verbs | federate | unite on a federal basis or band together as a league |
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