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- DictionaryFed·er·a·tion/ˌfedəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs: "the Russian Federation"
a federated body formed by a number of nations, states, societies, unions, etc., each retaining control of its own internal affairs.
a group of organizations, countries, regions, etc that have joined together to form a larger organization or government: the International Tennis Federation. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
A federation may be defined as a political system in which at least two territorial levels of government share sovereign constitutional authority over their respective division and joint share of law-making powers; differently put, neither the federal government nor the relevant federative entities may unilaterally alter one another’s powers wit...
The term federation is used to refer to groupings of states, often on a regional basis, that establish central executive machinery to implement policies or to supervise joint activities. In some cases such groupings are motivated primarily by political or economic concerns; in others, military objectives are paramount.
fed· er· at· ed ˈfe-də-ˌrā-təd. Synonyms of federated. : of, relating to, forming, or joined in a federation. a union of federated republics. On this Western Hemisphere all tribes and people are forming into one federated whole … Herman Melville.
: united in an alliance or federation : federated. federate. 2 of 2. verb. fed· er· ate ˈfe-də-ˌrāt. federated; federating. transitive verb. : to join in a federation. Synonyms. Verb. ally. associate. band (together) club. coalesce. cohere. confederate. conjoin. cooperate. league. unite.
adjective. uk / ˈfed ə reɪtɪd / us. Add to word list. used to describe a group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. that has joined together to form a federation (= a larger organization or government): The global accounting group runs as a federated series of national firms. IT.
