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Plural of federation

regular plural

The plural of federation is federations.

Forms of federation

Singularfederation /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/
Pluralfederations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Federations in a sentence

  • FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 2
  • The koinons were associations of various kinds, groups of worshippers, guilds of craftsmen, federations of states, groups of magistrates.1990, Wesley D. Smith, “Introduction”, in Hippocrates: Pseudepigraphic Writings, E. J. Brill, →ISBN, section “The Speeches and Medical…. From the entry koinon
  • These workers’ organizations were grouped together in provincial union federations of Hunan (with Mao Tsetung as secretary) and of Hubei.1977, Jean Chesneaux, Françoise Le Barbier, Marie-Claire Bergère, “From the Founding of the Communist Party to the Reorganization of the…. From the entry Hubei
  • Women’s jails in China are filled with women who have injured or killed abusive husbands, according to the Anti-Domestic Violence Network, citing research by local women’s federations and scholars.2014 June 24, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “Death Penalty Overturned for Wife Who Killed Abuser”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry Anshan
  • In this way, inter-unit relationships can be specified in order to define at communication level some well-known agent organizations model such as hierachies, burocracies, federations, etc.2009, Joan Cabestany, Francisco Sandoval, Alberto Prieto, Bio-Inspired Systems: Computational and Ambient Intelligence, Springer, →ISBN…. From the entry burocracy

Meaning of federation

  1. noun An act of joining together into a single political entity.
  2. noun An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.
  3. noun Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

Full definition of federation

Questions about the plural of federation

What is the plural of federation?
The plural of federation is federations.
Is federation countable?
Federation is a countable and uncountable noun.

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