as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Recent Examples of federate
There are also cases where the management and execution of that can be highly federated, and there might be multiple people.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And Puntland, which awaits an effective Somali government with which to federate, has become a launching pad for many of the pirate attacks around the vital shipping lane between Djibouti and Yemen.
—Michael Crawford, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2010
Out with the old broken model, in with the New
A fundamental shift away from centralized and federated identity systems is long overdue.
—Alastair Johnson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Instead of the audio for voice posts, Meta considered federating text transcripts, but ultimately decided to stick with sharing the audio.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Keep Them Off Social Media Pew did not ask about such X alternatives as Meta’s Threads—which has seen downloads increase as X’s have waned—the open-source and federated Mastodon and the decentralized platform Bluesky.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
One of Mastodon’s many charming qualities is that, unlike Twitter X, Bluesky, Instagram, and most other social media platforms, the user base is split across thousands of instances, each of which can decide to federate with or block any of the others.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Low-code software improvements and the desire to federate to achieve scale will drive this shift.
—Forrester, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And Puntland, which awaits an effective Somali government with which to federate, has become a launching pad for many of the pirate attacks around the vital shipping lane between Djibouti and Yemen.
—Michael Crawford, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2010
Out with the old broken model, in with the New
A fundamental shift away from centralized and federated identity systems is long overdue.
—Alastair Johnson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Instead of the audio for voice posts, Meta considered federating text transcripts, but ultimately decided to stick with sharing the audio.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Keep Them Off Social Media Pew did not ask about such X alternatives as Meta’s Threads—which has seen downloads increase as X’s have waned—the open-source and federated Mastodon and the decentralized platform Bluesky.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
One of Mastodon’s many charming qualities is that, unlike Twitter X, Bluesky, Instagram, and most other social media platforms, the user base is split across thousands of instances, each of which can decide to federate with or block any of the others.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Low-code software improvements and the desire to federate to achieve scale will drive this shift.
—Forrester, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federate
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According to Greenfield police, all drivers remained on the scene and are cooperating with the investigation.Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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The first was a plea deal from a former officer who was not at the raid and became a cooperating witness in another case.Dylan Lovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite a lack of funding for even basic educational necessities, and school district leaders who only care about the barest minimum standards, these educators are united by their drive to surpass expectations and encourage their students to do the same.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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While there will be time enough to debate our continuing differences, now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of focusing on what could divide North Korea from China, the United States should collaborate with the Chinese government to rein in North Korea’s volatile behavior.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Chua’s priorities include strengthening the city’s fire and police department and collaborating with community members and developers to make more affordable housing.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Federate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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