Many organizations that are not federal states are governed under a form of federalism. Typically they are organizations of organizations, that is supraorganizations.
Types of non-governmental federations include:
International sports federation, a sports governing body Trades union federation Cooperative federation, a co-op of co-ops
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Notable non-governmental organizations, unions and other bodies called 'federations' include:
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Amnesty International World Wrestling Entertainment formerly known as World Wrestling Federation, a professional wrestling franchise International of Anarchist Federations International Organization for Standardization (ISO), previously known as the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA) International Measurement Confederation, a metrology body International Federation for Human Rights American Federation of Teachers National Wildlife Federation in the USA International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)
See also Organizational structure :Category:Federations :Category:Supraorganizations
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