Federation vs Team - What's the difference?
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Act of joining together into a single (l) (l).
Array of (l) or states that are (l) under one central authority which is elected by its members.
Any (l) or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
(computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
(Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
* 2000 , Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific ,
* 2002 , Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook ,
* 2010 , Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century ,
A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
* Macaulay
* 1931 , William Faulkner, Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, p. 111:
Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
(obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
* Holland
* Dryden
(UK, legal, obsolete) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.
* ALEXANDER M. BURRILL, LAW DICTIONARY & GLOSSARY, vol II, 1871 URL: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022836450
To form a group, as for sports or work.
To convey or haul with a team.
Federation is a related term of team.
As nouns the difference between federation and team
is that federation is federation while team is team.federation
English
(wikipedia federation)Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)- It is 106 years since federation .
Adjective
(Federation architecture) (-)- We live in a federation house.
page 221,
- The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.
page 754,
- Five Chimneys', 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation in large ' federation house , spa, swimming pool.
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- Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.
team
English
(wikipedia team)Etymology 1
From (etyl) teme, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)- It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm to tug them out of the slough.
- The adjacent alleys were choked with tethered wagons, the teams reversed and nuzzling gnawed corn-ears over the tail-boards.
- We need more volunteers for the netball team .
- The IT manager leads a team of three software developers.
- a team of ducklings about her
- a long team of snowy swans on high
- TEAM, Theam, Tem, Them. Sax. [from tyman, to propagate, to teem.] In old English law. Literally, an offspring, race or generation. A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes and villeins, and their offspring or suit. They who had a jurisdiction of this kind, were said to have a court of Theme... constantly used in the old books in connection with toll, in the expression Toll & Team.
Usage notes
* When referring to the actions of a sports team, British English typically uses the third-person plural form rather than the third-person singular. However, this is not done in other contexts such as in business or politics. ** **: Manchester were unable to bring the strong team they originally intended, ** **: Leeds were champions again.Descendants
* German: (l)Verb
(en verb)- They teamed to complete the project.
- to team lumber
- (Thoreau)