0 to join together to form a federation --
1 if a group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. federates, it joins together to form a federation (= a larger organization or government): --
Local fishing cooperatives have federated to form a national organization.
Small nations must merge, federate, ally or join in partnership with others.
It would have been a tragedy of the first order if this comparatively small group of countries had disappeared because they would not federate.
It is all very well to enable these education authorities to federate.
Some small schools might wish to pursue the option of federating under a single head.
The engineering employers, federated and non-federated, and the trade unions got together, and they formed a big committee.
Is it not a matter of seeking to federate them in some cases, or, indeed, federating them with neighbouring territories?
They should federate in counties, and where they are in the same trade they should federate with other societies in that trade.
It is possible in industries with large turnover of labour, such as the building industry, to have federated or industry-wide schemes.
