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title: federated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «federated» in the school dictionary: Federated describes states, groups or organisations that have joined together under one central government or body while still keeping some power of their own. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# federated

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**Who acts:** federation, two schools, Micronesia, state, provinces · **What happens:** federate, describe, join, keep, be, share · **To what, where:** states, organisations, one central government, power, schools, one

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«federated» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [federated in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/federated.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Federated describes states, groups or organisations that have joined together under one central government or body while still keeping some power of their own.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:m1:1
# text = Federated describes states, groups or organisations that have joined together under one central government or body while still keeping some power of their own.
1	Federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	mark	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	organisations	organisation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
21	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	22	det	_	_
22	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | states and groups or organisations |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent state=Theme |
| 3 | **join** | present · perfect · passive |  | organisations |  | one central government or body |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **keep** | gerund |  | some power of government's own |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In schools in England, a federation is when two or more schools share one governing body and often one head teacher; such schools are federated.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:m2:1
# text = In schools in England, a federation is when two or more schools share one governing body and often one head teacher; such schools are federated.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	conj	_	_
13	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	_
16	governing	govern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
24	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
26	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a federation |  |  | schools in England |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | present | two schools | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **govern** | gerund | two schools *not said here* | body and head teacher |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 4 | **federate** | present · passive |  | such schools |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australia's colonies federated in 1901 to form one country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x1:1
# text = Australia's colonies federated in 1901 to form one country.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	colonies	colony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1901	1901	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | participle |  | Australia's colonies *not said here* |  | 1901 |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **form** | to-infinitive |  | one country |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location country=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is federated with the infant school down the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x2:1
# text = Our school is federated with the infant school down the road.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | present · passive |  | Our school |  |  |  | with the infant school down the road | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with school=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Federated States of Micronesia is in the Pacific Ocean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x3:1
# text = The Federated States of Micronesia is in the Pacific Ocean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	Micronesia	Micronesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Micronesia |  |  |  |  | of the Pacific Ocean | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clubs federated to make one big league.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x4:1
# text = The clubs federated to make one big league.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | participle |  | the clubs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | one big league |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset league=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a federated country, each state makes some of its own laws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x5:1
# text = In a federated country, each state makes some of its own laws.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	federated	federate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **federate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | each state | some |  | a federated country |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset some=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada's provinces are part of a federal system.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federated:x6:1
# text = Canada's provinces are part of a federal system.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	federal	federal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Canada's provinces | part |  |  |  | of a federal system | tree rules |

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