federation

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 12.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An act of joining together into a single political entity.

   It is 106 years since federation.

2. noun An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.
3. noun Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
4. noun A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
5. adjective Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

   We live in a federation house.

Similar words

confederation confederacy federated federative confederal federalism republic federalist federal coalition

Often followed by

of and in was for is to or has

Word family

federal federations