Federation (disambiguation)
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A federation is a state governed under the system of federalism.
Federation may also refer to:
Political science
- Federated school, a model of governance used by some educational institutions which is also analogous to a political federation
- Federation of Australia, 1901 – a historical event in the History of Australia
- Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland an African nation in existence from 1953–1963
- Federation of Malaya an Asian nation that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963
- Non-governmental federations, organizations governed by federalism
Fictional federations
- United Federation of Planets, the fictional federation governing the majority of the known Milky Way Galaxy in Star Trek
- Terran Federation (Blake's 7), the fictional totalitarian government centred on Earth in the British television series Blake's 7
- The Earth Federation (Gundam), a fictional governing body of the Universal Century Gundam anime series
- The Terran Federation (Starship Troopers) and United Citizens' Federation from the novel and film Starship Troopers
- Trade Federation, a fictional alliance in Star Wars
- The Galactic Federation, a fictional organisation featured in the Doctor Who serials The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon
- The Galactic Federation (Metroid), the main governing body in the Metroid video game series
- The Federation (Shannara), fictional country from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks
Other uses
- Federation (information technology), the standardization of information systems, or their means of inter-connection
- Federated identity, many (generally un-federated) methods of allowing user's data in one system to be transferred to, and used by, another
- Federation architecture, an Australian architectural style (c. 1890 - c. 1915)
- Federation II, a text-based online RPG
- The Federation (band), a Bay Area hip-hop collective
- Federation (novel), a 1994 science fiction novel by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Sports federation
- Federated Department Stores, now known as Macy's, Inc.
- Federation (spacecraft), a Russian spacecraft currently in development
See also
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