Montenegro, which is now in a loose federation with Serbia, may break away and form an independent state next year.

The state was a loose federation of nine provinces, each headed by chief.

Together they formed a loose federation of like minds and temperaments.

They are a society very similar to Earth's and could become an interesting addition to our loose federation of planets.

By then the two parties were in a very loose federation known as the 'National Opposition'.

This was not a merger into a single church but a loose federation of independent ones.

It would be a loose federation composed of two component states.

In the 1990s, the need for an organisation other than a loose federation was noted.

It is a fairly loose federation with 50 parishes and 10,600 members.

The union was, at best, a loose federation of largely independent locals.