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federation: see federal government federal government or federation, government of a union of states in which sovereignty is divided between a central authority and component state authorities. ..... Click the link for more information. . federation 1. the union of several provinces, states, etc., to form a federal union 2. a political unit formed in such a way 3. any league, alliance, or confederacy www.nga.gov.au/federation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other tribes of the new federation took sides with the original disputants or set up petty revolutions of their own. But the Teamsters' Union took up the quarrel, backed by the whole Water Front Federation. This central company was to grapple with all national problems, to own all telephones and long-distance lines, to protect all patents, and to be the headquarters of invention, information, capital, and legal protection for the entire federation of Bell Companies. |
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