Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun federation

3 senses of federation

Sense 1
federation -- (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)
       => organization, organisation -- (a group of people who work together)

Sense 2
confederation, confederacy, federation -- (a union of political organizations)
       => union -- (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union")

Sense 3
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)
       => constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation -- (the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club")