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Meanings of federation in English

Russian
федерация
Portuguese
federalismo
Spanish
federaciones
Catalan
federal
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State consisting of a union of partially self-governing states or territories, united by a central (federal) government that exercizes directly on them its sovereign power.

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федерация
Portuguese
confederação
Catalan
federació
Spanish
confederación

A union of political organizations.

confederação
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Examples for "federative state"
Examples for "federative state"
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But a federative state is a very brittle nucleus in war.
On War
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Persia may now be considered not as a monarchy, but a Federative State, all the King's sons being independent Princes.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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He proposed the idea of a federated states framework of Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji - called Vituki to the panel.
Radio NZ
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They visited Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
News.com.au
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But as a document in 1789, it was the product of federated States.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
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But that conflicted with the immigration laws of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Radio NZ
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The Federated States of Micronesia play Vanuatu at the Pacific Games on Tuesday.
Radio NZ
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They want an autonomous region for the southern plains within a federal state.
Reuters
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The federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate provided the rest of the subsidies, he said.
Reuters
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There will be less federal state intervention at home and more unilateralism abroad.
The Irish Times
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But Seibert cautioned against generalizing the federal state in the east.
Reuters
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The sample consisted of 312 volunteers from a federal state-owned company.
Pubmed
Usage of federation in English
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A new Europe, he thought ironically, a powerful federation of dynamic states.
The Young Lions
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Clearly the direction of common cause, federation of free people, global law.
The new yorker
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However, spectators will not be allowed inside the venue, the federation said.
Jamaica Observer
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The federation aims to support all people affected by diabetes in Ireland.
The Irish Times
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The international equestrian federation said the dressage competition was continuing as normal.
Radio NZ
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The concession also applies to vessels on fresh water, the federation says.
The Irish Times
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The federation has yet to released an official statement regarding the incident.
The Guardian
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The federation previously took money from insulin makers but not food companies.
Reuters
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About 40 percent of the Muslim-Croat federation budget goes for social payments.
Reuters
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We are going to mobilise all public sector unions through the federation.
The South African
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The federation was naturally upset, said the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist.
Reuters
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Rugby Australia, the sport's national federation, were unable to provide immediate comment.
Reuters
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It included emigration; a handmaid to federation when the Colonies had ripened.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul / Being the Personal Life and Memoir...
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Ministers and soccer federation officials have vowed to hammer out emergency measures.
The Irish Times
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Russia's athletics federation remains suspended over evidence of systematic and state-sponsored doping.
Reuters
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So this is how we at the federation are working, he said.
The Guardian