different between federation vs consolidation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?d???e??n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

federation (countable and uncountable, plural federations)

1. Act of joining together into a single political entity.

   It is 106 years since federation.

2. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
3. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
4. (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Alternative forms

• fœderation (archaic) [18^th–19^th C]

Related terms

• federate, federative
• federationism, federationist; federational, federationalist, federationalism
• confederation; federal

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: pederasyon
• ? Burmese: ???????????? (hpaida.re:hrang:)

Translations

Adjective

federation (not comparable)

1. (Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

   We live in a federation house.

   • 2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221,

     The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.

   • 2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754,

     Five Chimneys, 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation ^[sic] in large federation house, spa, swimming pool.

   • 2010, Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century, page 27,

     Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.

Danish

Noun

federation c (singular definite federationen, plural indefinite federationer)

1. unofficial form of of føderation

Declension

Synonyms

• forbundsstat

Swedish

Noun

federation c

1. federation; an array of states or nations

Declension

Related terms

• federal

English

Etymology

From Latin c?nsolid?ti?, c?nsolid?ti?nem, from c?nsolid?.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

consolidation (countable and uncountable, plural consolidations)

1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated

   Synonyms: solidification, combination

2. The combination of several actions into one.
3. (medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.

Coordinate terms

• (The act of uniting by combination): defragmentation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

consolidation f (plural consolidations)

1. consolidation
2. strengthening, reinforcement

Related terms

• consolider

Further reading

• “consolidation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).