Fed`erate, a. [L. fœderatus.] Leagued; united by
compact, as sovereigns, states or nations;
joined in confederacy; as federate
nations or powers.
American Dictionary of the English Language,
Noah Webster 1828, Vol. I, 81.
Federa`tion, n. The act of uniting a league.
American Dictionary of the English Language,
Noah Webster 1828, Vol. I, 81.
Federation. Ordinarily, an unincorporated association of persons
for a common purpose. Hughes v. State, 109 Ark. 403, 160 S.W. 209.
Black’s Law Dictionary 4th
Edition (1951), page 740.
Federate. united by common agreement under a central government.
Webster’s New World Dictionary,
3rd College Ed. (1988), page 496.
Federation. 1 the act of uniting or forming of states,
groups, etc. by agreement of each member to subordinate its power to that
of a central authority in common affairs. 2 an organization formed
by such act; league; specif., a federal union
of states, nations, etc., federations usually exercise control over foreign
relations.
Webster’s New World Dictionary,
3rd College Ed. (1988), page 496.
