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federation
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc:
the Russian Federation
2 [C] a group of clubs, trade unions, etc. that have joined together to form an organization:
the International Tennis Federation
3 [U] the act of forming a federation:
Many MPs are against federation in Europe.
