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fed·er·a·tion

(fĕd′ə-rā′shən)

1. The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or federal union.

2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.

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federation

(ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən)

1. the act of federating

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the union of several provinces, states, etc, to form a federal union

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political unit formed in such a way

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any league, alliance, or confederacy

5. a union of several parties, groups, etc

6. any association or union for common action

Federation

(ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən)

1. (Historical Terms) the Federation the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901

2. (Architecture) a style of domestic architecture of that period, characterized by red brick, terracotta roof tiles, sinuous curves, and heavy window frames

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fed•er•a•tion

(ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of federating or uniting in a league.

2. the formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs.

3. a league or confederacy.

4. a federated body formed by a number of nations, societies, etc.

[1715–25; < Late Latin]

Federation

a league or confederacy; a parent organization formed by the linking of several states, countries, companies, or societies, each retaining the control of much of its own affairs.

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Noun	1.	federation - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties organization, organisation - a group of people who work together AFL, American Federation of Labor - a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations - the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955 CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizations - a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
	2.	federation - a union of political organizations confederacy, confederation nation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" 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; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"
	3.	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 establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

federation

noun union, league, association, alliance, combination, coalition, partnership, consortium, syndicate, confederation, amalgamation, confederacy, entente, Bund (German), copartnership, federacy the British Athletic Federation

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federation

noun

1. An association, especially of nations for a common cause:

alliance, Anschluss, bloc, cartel, coalition, confederacy, confederation, league, organization, union.

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

association, club, confederation, congress, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, sorority, union.

Translations

إتحاداتحاد

federace

føderationforbundsstat

federacio

föderáció

federation

samband

federazione F.B.I.federale

同盟連盟連邦

federatie

федерация

federácia

federation

federasyon

联合会联盟聯邦

federation

[ˌfedəˈreɪʃən] N (= group, system) → federación f

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federation

[ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃ^ən] n

(= organization) → fédération f

(= country) → fédération f

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federation

(= act) → Zusammenschluss m, → Föderation f (rare)

(= league) → Föderation f, → Bund m

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federation

[ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → federazione f

federal

(ˈfedərəl) adjective

(of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only. the federal government of the United States of America.

ˈfederated (-rei-) adjective

joined by a treaty, agreement etc.

ˌfedeˈration noun

people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose. the International Federation of Actors.

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According to the American Federationist, the American Federation of Labor's journal: "There is a clear reason why" in El Paso in 1915 "six Chinese restaurants [were] replaced by Americans": "Union men [were] appointed at the head of five departments in the city." In Brockton, unions also turned to regulators to oppose the renewal of the licenses of Chinese restaurants.

The 'war' against Chinese restaurants: a century ago, laws and regulation were mustered to ward off a different immigrant "threat."

(1937) was proscribed by Saskatchewan leader George Williams, and the BC Federationist refused to review Democracy Needs Socialism (1938).

The Fate of Labour Socialism: The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Dream of a Working-Class Future

Emphasis on the selection and dissemination of non-fiction literature by a known cast of international authors was also part of an overall differentiation of the Clarion, and to a lesser degree other socialist papers advertised in the Clarion (for example, Cotton's Weekly, British Columbia Federationist, Robutchyj Narod), from the "reptile press" ("Law").

"Yours for the revolution": communication and identity in the Western Clarion

FEDERATIONIST 500 (1922); BARROW supra note 3, at 46.

Charles A. Beard & the Columbia School of Political Economy: revisiting the intellectual roots of the Beardian thesis

They can also be found in editorials, articles, and letters in a wide range of newspapers and periodicals, such as the Catholic Times, Catholic Herald, Catholic Gazette, Catholic Federationist, The Universe, and The Month.

From the tablet to The Prague Cemetery: the Jew, the freemason, and the Diana Vaughan Hoax

This adaptability of woman to organize should be turned to account for the benefit of the Labour movement (The BC Federationist. 1911:5)

The mother-citizen and the working girl: first-wave feminist citizenship claims in Canada and discursive opportunities for twenty-first century childcare policy

FEDERATIONIST 353, 356-61 (1911) (outlining several criticisms of the conditions and noting that a local industrial engineer had written a letter to company officials offering to train them in conducting fire drills, which had gone unanswered).

New York State's 2007 workers' compensation reform: success or failure?

Samuel Gompers, founder and first president of the AFL, wrote that the labor movement was "based upon the recognition of the sovereignty of the worker." Officers of the AFL, he explained in the American Federationist, can "suggest" or "recommend," but they "cannot command one man in America to do anything." He continued: "Under no circumstances can they say, 'you must do so and so,' or, 'you must desist from doing so and so.'"

Restoring a fundamental freedom

"The Negro Woman Worker," American Federationist, October 1932; Marvel Cooke and Ella Baker, "The Bronx Slave Market." The Crisis, November 1935.

Dream books, crystal balls, and "lucky numbers": African American female mediums in Harlem, 1900-1930s

See also the Catholic Federationist, June 1918, 2-3.

"We are alienating the splendid Irish race": British Catholic response to the Irish conscription controversy of 1918

These primary resources include the following: the Proceedings of the Annual Conventions of the American Federation of Labor, for the period from 1899 through the mid-1920s; the American Federationist, the AFL's official journal, which, over a span of nearly thirty years, published many letters, editorials, feature articles, and reports relating to the labor movement in Puerto Rico; and the Samuel Gompers Letterbooks, which contain the voluminous correspondence which Gompers, as President of the American Federation of Labor, maintained for nearly three decades with labor leaders in Puerto Rico.