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federation

an association of organizations formed to represent and advance their joint interests. In INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS there are both TRADE UNION federations, for example the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, and federations of EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS, for example ENGINEERING EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION.
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Alone of all the once-mighty federation the Sarians and the Amozites with a few other tribes continued to maintain their defiance of the Mahars; but these tribes were still divided among themselves, nor had it seemed at all probable to Perry when he had last been among them that any attempt at re-amalgamation would be made.
It is being knit together into a stupendous Bell System--a federation of self-governing companies, united by a central company that is the busiest of them all.
ISLAMABAD -- A meeting of the Women Wing of National Sports Federations was held here at Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fahmida Mirza on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Women Wing of National Sports Federations was held here at Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fahmida Mirza on Thursday.
Azerbaijan Athletics Federation is a member of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Asian Athletics Association of Federations since 1992.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Sports Board released annual grant worth Rs35.5 million to 19 sports federations of the country.
Abi Said stated that the federation would be able to defend itself against any scrutiny by international federations, and that all its finances were in order.
The issues pertaining to the administrative structure, budget and funding, performance and problems being faced by the federations were discussed.
The report would be finalised on the bases of this session.'Meanwhile, under the instructions of Prime Minister of Pakistan, the IPC Ministry has already ordered special/forensic audit of 14 leading federations including PHF for the last five years.
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Friday said grants will only be released to those National Sports Federations who have submitted their last year's audited statements of accounts.
"The withdrawal precedes the expected official recognition of AFCaACAOs five Regional Federations by the AFC Congress on Wednesday, 31 October 2018," the statement added.

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