federacy
/ˈfɛd(ə)rəsi
/noun (plural federacies)
1A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs; a federation.Often the federacy (or its residents) have little input into the larger whole....
- They spoke of forming a great North American empire, or kind of Colonial Federacy.
- A republican federacy could be formed out of the provinces of the defunct monarchy.
1.1 [mass noun] The state of being joined by a treaty.Territorially based ethnic minorities may want greater autonomy and self-rule; asymmetric federacy can accommodate such demands without the state falling apart....
- He acknowledged the need for improved budgeting and fiscal federacy as prerequisites for good governance.
- Being multilingual, it tests many of the problems of world federacy.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from federate + -acy, on the pattern of confederacy.