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Webster 1913 Edition
Federation
Fedˊer-a′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
fédération
.] 1.
The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
2.
A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government.
Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Federation
FEDERA'TION
, n.1.
The act of uniting in a league.2.
A league; a confederacy.