a federation of labor unions
a federation of women's clubs
the federation of the states
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fed|er|a|tion — «FEHD uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of federating or uniting into a league: »A federation of all humanity…would mean such a release and increase of human energy as to open a new phase in human history (H. G. Wells). 2. formation of a political… … Useful english dictionary
con|fed|er|a|tion|ist — «kuhn FEHD uh RAY shuh nihst», noun. a person who favors or supports confederation or a confederation … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fed — con·fed·er·a·cy; con·fed·er·al; con·fed·er·al·ist; con·fed·er·a·tion; con·fed·er·a·tion·ist; con·fed·er·a·tism; con·fed·er·a·tive; fed; fed·dan; fed·der; fed·e·li·ni; fed·er·a·cy; fed·er·al·ese; fed·er·al·ism; fed·er·al·iza·tion; fed·er·al·ize;… … English syllables
fed|er|al|i|za|tion — «FEHD uhr uh luh ZAY shuhn, FEHD ruh », noun. 1. the act of federalizing. 2. the state of being federalized … Useful english dictionary
con|fed|er|a|tion — … Useful english dictionary
con·fed·er·a·tion — /kənˌfɛdəˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort a loose confederation [=coalition] of businesses … Useful english dictionary
in|for|ma|tion — «IHN fuhr MAY shuhn», noun. 1. knowledge given or received of some fact or circumstance; news: »We have just received information of the astronauts safe landing. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find … Useful english dictionary
po|si|tion — «puh ZIHSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the place where a thing or person is; place with respect to another place: »The flowers grew in a sheltered position behind the house. SYNONYM(S): situation, site, location. See syn. under place1. (Cf. ↑place)… … Useful english dictionary
federation — fed·er·a·tion … English syllables
