federation
state consisting of a union of partially self-governing states or territories, united by a central (federal) government that exercizes directly on them its sovereign power
en-US/ˌfɛdɚˈeɪʃən/
en-GB/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪʃn/
state consisting of a union of partially self-governing states or territories, united by a central (federal) government that exercizes directly on them its sovereign power