federation meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

federation

noun

US, UK /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ · AU /ˌfɛdəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/

Etymology Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

An act of joining together into a single political entity.

An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.

Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 2:

Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Derived terms: Central African Federation, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, defederation, East African Federation, federation furniture, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Malaya, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, Federation of South Arabia, Fediverse, Russian Federation, West Indies Federation
Related terms: confederate, Confederate, Confederation, Fed, federal, Federal, federate, Federation, federational, federationalism, federationalist, federationism, federationist, federative, feds, Feds

adj

Etymology Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

Australia Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

We live in a federation house.
The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221:

2 more examples

Five Chimneys, 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation ^([sic]) in large federation house, spa, swimming pool.2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754:
Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.2010, Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century, page 27: