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Synonyms for federation

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Synonyms for federation

an association, especially of nations for a common cause

a group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common

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Synonyms for federation

a union of political organizations

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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What is the rationale for the identification and delineation of the proposed federal states? What patterns and contours of politics, law, economics, society and culture, technology and the environment does each state configuration represent?
In the meeting with the president, instead of focusing on the number of regions, Hadi reaffirmed his confidence in Yemen as an united federal state. "The federal system is the solution for all problems in Yemen," he said.
"The trade delegation's visit certainly boosts the bilateral trade ties between Saudi Arabia and the Federal State of Baden Wuerttemberg," Benjamin Godel, deputy delegate for German economy in Saudi Arabia, told Arab News.
The sales documents (omitting any reference to the politics surrounding the building) list each plot in a hierarchical order of potential lucrative development - yet the Federal State still awaits the offer of 95 million marks purchase price, backed up with a further 300 million marks to renovate the site.
He also bewailed my alleged statement 'in a January 2017 forum [that] Masbate, currently counted as part of Bicol, would be included in Central Visayas.' Again, he does not seem to realize that I have, in fact, ceaselessly advocated in federalism forums that the choice of the people as to which federal state they wish to belong should as much as possible be respected.
Pimentel, a bar topnotcher like his son, Senate President Aquilino "Kiko" Pimentel III, said constitutional framers should include Sabah as the country's13th federal state.
The workshop hoped to raise awareness among the numerous factions of the country on the benefits of a federal state, Batweel said, so that these groups can envision the benefits and obstacles of such a system.
Summary: DUBAI -- Dubai Public Prosecutor Essam Al Humaidan had referred Saleh Al Dhufairi to the Federal State Security Prosecution in Abu Dhabi on charges of crimes threatening state security.
Luzon's federal states would include the Federal State of Northern Luzon, Cordillera, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, and Bicol.
He suggested that Metro Manila will be the "federal capital," while Sabah could be the 13th federal state.
Each federal state, meanwhile, would elect a governor and a vice governor.
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