What does FEDERATION mean?
Definitions for FEDERATION
ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃənfed·er·a·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word FEDERATION.
Princeton's WordNet
federationnoun
an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
confederation, confederacy, federationnoun
a union of political organizations
federationnoun
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
Wiktionary
federationnoun
Act of joining together into a single political entity.
It is 106 years since federation.
federationnoun
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
federationnoun
Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
federationadjective
Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
We live in a federation house.
Etymology: From fédération, from foederatio, from foederare.
Wikipedia
Federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body. Alternatively, a federation is a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided between a central authority and a number of constituent regions so that each region retains some degree of control over its internal affairs. It is often argued that federal states where the central government has overriding powers are not truly federal states. For example, such overriding powers may include: the constitutional authority to suspend a constituent state's government by invoking gross mismanagement or civil unrest, or to adopt national legislation that overrides or infringes on the constituent states' powers by invoking the central government's constitutional authority to ensure "peace and good government" or to implement obligations contracted under an international treaty. The governmental or constitutional structure found in a federation is considered to be federalist, or to be an example of federalism. It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state. France, for example, has been unitary for many centuries. The Austrian Empire was a unitary state with crown lands, after the transformation into the Austria-Hungary monarchy the remaining crown lands of so-called Cisleithania became federated as Länder of the Republic of Austria through the implementation of its constitution. Germany, with its 16 states, or Länder, is an example of a federation. Federations are often multi-ethnic and cover a large area of territory (such as Russia, the United States, Canada, India, or Brazil), but neither is necessarily the case (such as Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Federated States of Micronesia). Several ancient chiefdoms and kingdoms, such as the 4th-century BCE League of Corinth, Noricum in Central Europe, and the Iroquois Confederacy in pre-Columbian North America, could be described as federations or confederations. The Old Swiss Confederacy was an early example of formal non-unitary statehood. Several colonies and dominions in the New World consisted of autonomous provinces, transformed to federal states upon independence such as the United States, and various countries in Latin America (see Spanish American wars of independence). Some of the New World federations failed; the Federal Republic of Central America broke up into independent states less than 20 years after its founding. Others, such as Argentina, have shifted between federal, confederal, and unitary systems, before settling into federalism. Brazil became a federation only after the fall of the monarchy, and Venezuela became a federation after the Federal War. Australia and Canada are also federations. Germany is another nation-state that has switched between confederal, federal and unitary rules, since the German Confederation was founded in 1815. The North German Confederation, the succeeding German Empire and the Weimar Republic were federations. Founded in 1922, the Soviet Union was formally a federation of Soviet republics, autonomous republics and other federal subjects, though in practice highly centralized under the government of the Soviet Union. The Russian Federation has inherited a similar system. India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Malaysia (then Federation of Malaya) became federations on or shortly before becoming independent from the British Empire. In some recent cases, federations have been instituted as a measure to handle ethnic conflict within a state, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Iraq since 2005. With the United States Constitution having become effective on 4 March 1789, the United States is the oldest surviving federation, while the newest federation is Nepal, after its constitution went into effect on 20 September 2015.
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federation
A federation is a form of government where power and responsibilities are divided between a central government and a series of constituent regions, states, or provinces. These sub-units retain a degree of political autonomy, but are bound together under the overarching federal government. Examples of federations include the United States, Australia, and Russia.
Webster Dictionary
Federationnoun
the act of uniting in a league; confederation
Federationnoun
a league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government
Etymology: [Cf. F. fdration.]
Wikidata
Federation
A federation, also known as a federal state, is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, are typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision of the states. The governmental or constitutional structure found in a federation is known as federalism. It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state. Germany with sixteen Länder is an example of a federation, whereas neighboring Austria and its Bundesländer was a unitary state with administrative divisions that became federated, and neighboring France by contrast has always been unitary. Federations may be multi-ethnic and cover a large area of territory, although neither is necessarily the case. The initial agreements create a stability that encourages other common interests, reduces differences between the disparate territories, and gives them all even more common ground. At some time this is recognized and a movement is organized to merge more closely. At other times, especially when common cultural factors are at play such as ethnicity and language, some of the steps in this pattern are expedited and compressed.
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Rank popularity for the word 'FEDERATION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4239
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'FEDERATION' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4760
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Rank popularity for the word 'FEDERATION' in Nouns Frequency: #1687
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FEDERATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FEDERATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of FEDERATION in a Sentence
Federation hasn't worked, so it has to be either confederation or full separation, if we have three confederated states, we will have equal three capitals, so one is not above the other.
Ukraine has sought additional time for the filing of its defence of six weeks until 27 May 2016, as the Claimant, The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc, has not agreed to that request, no doubt at the instruction of the Russian Federation.
At the World Heart Federation, we decided that it was imperative that we speak up about alcohol and the damages to health, as well as the social and economic harms, because there is an impression in the population in general, and even among health care professionals, that it is good for the heart, it is not, and the evidence has increasingly shown that there is no level of alcohol consumption that is safe for health.
It is a guarantee that the Russian Federation, no matter how much pressure is put on us, will continue to pursue an independent foreign policy, to support the fundamental interests of our people and in line with global security and stability.
I am president of an international federation which is under serious investigations and I represent a sport under intense scrutiny, my vision is to have a sport that attracts more young people. The average age of those watching track and field is 55 years old. This is not sustainable.
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Translations for FEDERATION
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- federasieAfrikaans
- اتحادArabic
- federasiyaAzerbaijani
- федэрацыяBelarusian
- федерацияBulgarian
- ফেডারেশনBengali
- federaceCzech
- føderationDanish
- Föderation, BundGerman
- ομοσπονδίαGreek
- federacioEsperanto
- federaciónSpanish
- föderatsioonEstonian
- فدراسیونPersian
- liittovaltio, federaatioFinnish
- fédérationFrench
- cónaidhm, feidearálachtIrish
- פדרציהHebrew
- महासंघ, फ़ेडरेशनHindi
- föderációHungarian
- դաշնությունArmenian
- federationInterlingua
- federasiIndonesian
- sambandIcelandic
- federazioneItalian
- 同盟, 連盟, 連邦Japanese
- ფედერაციაGeorgian
- федерацияKazakh
- សហព័ន្ធKhmer
- 聯合, 연방, 聯邦, 연합Korean
- федерацияKyrgyz
- foederatioLatin
- ສະຫະພັນLao
- federacijaLithuanian
- federācijaLatvian
- федерацијаMacedonian
- persekutuan, federasiMalay
- federazzjoniMaltese
- federatie, bondstaatDutch
- føderasjonNorwegian
- federacjaPolish
- federaçãoPortuguese
- federațieRomanian
- федера́цияRussian
- федерација, federacijaSerbo-Croatian
- federácieSlovak
- federacijaSlovene
- federatëAlbanian
- federationSwedish
- సమాఖ్యTelugu
- федерасияTajik
- สหพันธ์, สหพันธรัฐThai
- federasiýaTurkmen
- pederasyongTagalog
- federasyonTurkish
- федераціяUkrainian
- فیڈریشنUrdu
- federatsiyaUzbek
- liên bang, 聯邦Vietnamese
- פעדעריישאַןYiddish
- 联邦Chinese
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