Look up: Federation

1. federation
   [n] - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties 2. [n] - 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
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2. federation
   Political entity made up from a number of smaller units or states where the central government has powers over national issues such as foreign policy...
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3. Federation
   The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (RCPE, RCPSG, RCPL)
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4. Federation
   More than one school can be 'federated' under a single governing body.
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5. Federation
   Fed`er·a'tion noun [ Confer French fédération .] 1. The act of uniting in a league; confederation. 2. A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. Burke.
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6. federation
   noun 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
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7. Federation
   • (n.) A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. • (n.) The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
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8. federation
   (from the article `political system`) The term federation is used to refer to groupings of states, often on a regional basis, that establish central executive machinery to implement ... In 1891 the first Australian National Convention met in Sydney to consider proposals for the creation of an Australian federation. On Jan. 1, 1901, ... ...
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9. federation
   federation: see federal government.
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10. Federation
    A federation is a union of States in which the participants retain autonomy in local matters, while a Central Government determines questions of common interest.
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11. federation
    Political entity made up from a number of smaller units or states where the central government has powers over national issues such as foreign policy and defence, while the individual states retain a high degree of regional and local autonomy. A federation should be distinguished from a confederatio...
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12. federation
    Represents the interests of family history societies in England and Wales. It also publishes many very good books. Their web site is www.ffhs.org.uk and it contains links to all member societies as well as to the online bookshop.
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13. Federation
    A `federation` (Latin: foedus, foederis, `covenant`), also known as a `federal state`, is a type of sovereign state characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central (federal) government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the component stat...
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14. Federation
    (H. Beam Piper) `Federation` is a collection of short stories written by H. Beam Piper, and edited by John F. Carr. The book was published in 1981 by Ace Books, and again in 1982, 1983 and 1986. Most of these stories take place in the early part of his publisher= Internet Speculative Fiction Database | accessdate= 2009-02-28 --> Awards:
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15. Federation
    (novel) `Federation` (1994) a science fiction novel, written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, is a tie-together chronicle that brings the original Enterprise adventures of James T. Kirk close to an encounter with the Enterprise-D adventures of Jean-Luc Picard. Plot ...
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