federation

Act of joining together into a single political entity.

Adjective

  1. Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
    • We live in a federation house.
    • The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects. - 2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221:
    • Five Chimneys, 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation ^([sic]) in large federation house, spa, swimming pool. - 2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754:

Origin

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

Forms

fœderation

Noun

  1. Act of joining together into a single political entity.
    • It is 106 years since federation.
  2. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

    Synonyms: federal state federal country federation

  3. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
    • FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view. - 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 2:
  4. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Forms

federations fœderation

Related

federate federative federationism federationist federational federationalist federationalism confederation federal

Derived

Central African Federation Co-operative Commonwealth Federation defederation East African Federation federation furniture Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Malaya Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Federation of South Arabia Fediverse Russian Federation West Indies Federation