federation

US /ˌfed.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

UK /ˌfed.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

1.

a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

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the Russian Federation

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confederation confederacy federacy league combination combine alliance coalition union syndicate guild consortium partnership cooperative association amalgamation entente alignment Bund consociation sodality

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federal federalism federalize