Collocations for federation - noun

loose
He proposed a loose federation of local groups.

national, regional, state (AmE)
international, world
the International Judo Federation

athletics, soccer, etc.
the British Athletics Federation

employers', labour/labor, police (BrE), trade-union

create, establish, form
They were now ready to create a national federation.

break up
The federation broke up in 1989.

in a/the federation
the six republics in the federation

within a/the federation
He urged them to remain within the federation.

federation of
a federation of over 3 000 organizations

a member of a federation