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title: federation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «federation» in the school dictionary: A federation is a country made of states or provinces that each run some of their own matters, but share one central government, like the USA, Canada, Australia or Germany. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# federation

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**Who acts:** federation, provinces, organisations, Australia, USA, national football federation · **What happens:** be, make, run, share, matter, join · **To what, where:** country, some, one central government, group, federation, new coach

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«federation» 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: [federation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/federation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A federation is a country made of states or provinces that each run some of their own matters, but share one central government, like the USA, Canada, Australia or Germany.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:m1:1
# text = A federation is a country made of states or provinces that each run some of their own matters, but share one central government, like the USA, Canada, Australia or Germany.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
13	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
23	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	like	like	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a federation | a country |  |  |  | Canada and Australia or Germany *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a country *not said here* |  |  |  | of states or provinces | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **run** | present | provinces | some |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme some=Trajectory |
| 4 | **share** | present | a federation *not said here* | one central government |  |  |  | like the USA | tree rules |
| 5 | **matter** |  | provinces *= province* |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 -->
A federation is also a group of clubs, unions or organisations that join together, like a football federation.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:m2:1
# text = A federation is also a group of clubs, unions or organisations that join together, like a football federation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	unions	union	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	organisations	organisation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a federation | a group and a football federation |  |  |  | of clubs and unions or organisations | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | present | organisations |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australia is a federation of six states and two territories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x1:1
# text = Australia is a federation of six states and two territories.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	territories	territory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Australia | a federation |  |  |  | of six states and two territories | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The USA is a federation with fifty states.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x2:1
# text = The USA is a federation with fifty states.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the USA | a federation |  |  |  | with fifty states | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The national football federation chose a new coach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x3:1
# text = The national football federation chose a new coach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | the national football federation | a new coach |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coach=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Russian Federation is the official name of Russia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x4:1
# text = The Russian Federation is the official name of Russia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Russian	Russian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	amod	_	_
3	Federation	Federation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Russian Federation | the official name |  |  |  | of Russia | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a federation, states can make some of their own laws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x5:1
# text = In a federation, states can make some of their own laws.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | states | some |  | a federation |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset some=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Several unions joined to form a federation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:federation:x6:1
# text = Several unions joined to form a federation.
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	unions	union	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	federation	federation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | participle |  | Several unions *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **form** | to-infinitive |  | a federation |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location federation=Theme |

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