Noun

• S: (n) federation (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) confederation, confederacy, federation (a union of political organizations)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) union (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations) "the Soviet Union"
• S: (n) political unit, political entity (a unit with political responsibilities)
• S: (n) unit, social unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group) "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
• S: (n) organization, organisation (a group of people who work together)
• S: (n) social group (people sharing some social relation)
• S: (n) group, grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) confederate [Related to: confederation] (form a group or unite) "The groups banded together"
• W: (v) confederate [Related to: confederacy] (form a confederation with; of nations)
• W: (v) federate [Related to: federation] (unite on a federal basis or band together as a league) "The country was federated after the civil war"
• S: (n) federation (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)