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noun
- 1. a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs: "from 1968 Czechoslovakia was a federation of two states"
- 2. the action of forming states or organizations into a single group with centralized control: "a first step in the federation of Europe"
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6 days ago · A federated state (also state, province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. A federated state does not have sovereignty since powers are divided between the other federated states and the federal government.
3 days ago · Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
2 days ago · Germany is a federation and comprises sixteen constituent states which are collectively referred to as Länder. Each state (Land) has its own constitution, and is largely autonomous in regard to its internal organisation.
3 days ago · The Independent Community of Educators (ICE), a key advocacy group within the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) since 2003, calls on all UFT members, regardless of political affiliation or caucus connection, to join in a mission to replace Michael Mulgrew and his Unity Caucus and install a broad based leadership that genuinely fights for its members, broadens decision making in the UFT ...
2 days ago · Origins. The EU represents one in a series of efforts to integrate Europe since World War II. At the end of the war, several western European countries sought closer economic, social, and political ties to achieve economic growth and military security and to promote a lasting reconciliation between France and Germany.
2 days ago · Russia - Federalism, Autonomy, Diversity: During the Soviet era the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (the R.S.F.S.R.) was subject to a series of Soviet constitutions (1918, 1924, 1936, 1977), under which it nominally was a sovereign socialist state within (after 1936) a federal structure.
3 days ago · Similar to the United States, Australia is a federation, and the duties of the federal government and the division of powers between the Commonwealth and the states are established in a written constitution.
6 days ago · Article 1 refers to India as a "Union of States" rather than a "Federation of States." This provision addresses two issues: the name of the country and the type of polity. India is an indestructible Union of States, not a mere federation of states like the United States of America and Australia.
3 days ago · The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a community of professionals and students passionate about the essential role science and innovation play in ensuring that our global food system is safe, nutritious, and sustainable. - Feeding the Minds that Feed the World. IFT—A catalyst for innovation and positive change.
2 days ago · The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. [12] [13] Brazil is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. [14]
