Non-governmental federation

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

List
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
 * Community Health Charities of America
 * ILGA, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association