'''Federation''' can refer to:
Use in political science
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Federation', a state governed under the system of
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Federated school, a model of governance used by some educational institutions which is also analogous to a political federation
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Federation of Australia, a historical event in the
History of Australia
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World Wrestling Entertainment, formerly 'World Wide Wrestling Federation' or 'World Wrestling Federation'
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★ ''Non-governmental organizations, unions and other organisation called 'federations'
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American Federation of Teachers
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National Wildlife Federation in the USA
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★ ''Fictional federations''
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United Federation of Planets, a fictional federation in ''
Star Trek''
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United Federation of Planets (Star Fleet Universe), a fictional federation as portrayed in the ''
Star Fleet Universe''
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Terran Federation, the fictional totalitarian government centred on Earth in the British television series ''
Blake's 7''
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Argon Federation, a fictional race of human descendants in the ''
X computer game series''
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Earth Federation, a fictional governing body of the
Universal Century ''
Gundam'' anime series
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Trade Federation, a fictional alliance in ''
Star Wars''
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★ The Galactic Federation, a fictional organisation featured in the ''
Doctor Who'' serials ''
The Curse of Peladon'' and ''
The Monster of Peladon''
Use in information science
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Federation (information technology)', a concept in information technology referring to the lack of central authority over software design or configuration
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Identity federation, a concept in identity management referring to the decentralized storage of information related to users of one or more IT systems
Other uses
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Federation (game), a text-based online RPG and its sequel
Federation II
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The Federation (band), a Bay Area hip-hop collective.