FEDERATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FEDERATION?

Need another word that means the same as “federation”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “federation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Federation” are: confederacy, confederation, alliance, association, coalition, league, faction, union, partnership, body, group, grouping, federacy

Federation as a Noun

Definitions of "Federation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “federation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of forming states or organizations into a single group with centralized control.
• 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.
• A union of political organizations.
• An organization or group within which smaller divisions have some degree of internal autonomy.
• A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.
• An organization formed by merging several groups or parties.

Synonyms of "Federation" as a noun (13 Words)

alliance	The act of forming an alliance or confederation. An alliance between medicine and morality.
association	A formal organization of people or groups of people. The word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations.
body	The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. They found his body washed up on the beach.
coalition	The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts. They had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats.
confederacy	A union of political organizations. The Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League.
confederation	The act of forming an alliance or confederation. A confederation of trade unions.
faction	A dissenting clique. A council increasingly split by faction.
federacy	The state of being joined by a treaty.
group	A number of musicians who play popular music together. The bulbs should be planted in groups.
grouping	The activity of putting things together in groups. The grouping of pupils by overall aptitude.
league	The contest for the championship of a league. The year we won the league.
partnership	The state of being a partner or partners. The partnership now owns 22 department stores.
union	A trade union. Their union had not been blessed with children.

Usage Examples of "Federation" as a noun

• The World Chess Federation.
• The Russian Federation.
• A first step in the federation of Europe.

Associations of "Federation" (30 Words)

affiliation	A social or business relationship. The group has no affiliation to any preservation society.
alliance	A formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim. An alliance between medicine and morality.
ally	Become an ally or associate as by a treaty or marriage. He s a good ally in fight.
amalgamate	To bring or combine together or with something else. He amalgamated his company with another.
annex	Add or attach as a condition or consequence. The left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797.
association	The state of occurring with something else; co-occurrence. A bog association containing ericaceous plants.
coalescing	Growing together, fusing.
coalition	An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty. A coalition between Liberals and Conservatives.
collaboration	Something produced in collaboration with someone. His recent opera was a collaboration with Lessing.
collective	A collective farm. The collective mind.
combine	Combine so as to form a whole mix. Combine the flour with the margarine and salt.
community	The condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Community health services.
confederacy	A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act. The Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League.
confederation	The act of forming an alliance or confederation. A confederation of trade unions.
consolidate	Combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole. Consolidate one s gains.
cooperation	Joint operation or action. They agreed on a policy of cooperation.
coordinated	Operating as a unit. A coordinated program.
ethnicity	An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties. Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.
federate	Relating to a federated state or organization. The country was federated after the civil war.
fusion	The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept. A fusion reactor.
integrate	Become one become integrated. Cities efforts to integrate.
integrated	Formed into a whole or introduced into another entity- Dwight D.Eisenhower. An integrated Europe.
join	Cause to become joined or linked. I joined the demonstration.
league	Join in a league or alliance. The league championship.
national	Owned or maintained for the public by the national government. A German national.
synthesis	(in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis. The synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work.
together	In each other’s company. He won the confidence of the government and the rebels but could not bring the two sides together.
union	Of trade unions. A currency union between the two countries.
unite	Be or become joined or united or linked. The two Germanys officially united.
united	Used in names of soccer and other sports teams formed by amalgamation. Presented a united front.