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   confederation

   /kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league: "a confederation of trade unions"
   • ▪ a more or less permanent union of states with some or most political power vested in a central authority: "Canada became a confederation in 1867"
   • ▪ the action of confederating or the state of being confederated: "a referendum on confederation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio(n-), from Latin confoederare, from con- ‘together’ + foederare ‘join in league with’ (from foedus ‘league, treaty’).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFEDERATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › confederation-politicsConfederation | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Confederation, primarily any league or union of people or bodies of people. The term in modern political use is generally confined to a permanent union of sovereign states for certain common purposes—e.g., the German Confederation established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

4. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › ConfederationConfederation - Wikipedia

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   A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. [1] .

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › confederationCONFEDERATION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   a league or alliance. Synonyms: federation, coalition. a group of confederates, especially of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › confederationConfederation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance. 2. : league. Synonyms. alliance. axis. block. coalition. combination. combine. confederacy. federation. league. union. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of confederation in a Sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFEDERATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › political-systemPolitical system - Confederations, Federations, Unions

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   Confederations are voluntary associations of independent states that, to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations on their freedom of action and establish some joint machinery of consultation or deliberation.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconfederation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of confederation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › confederationConfederation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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    When a group of people or nations form an alliance, it is called a confederation, allowing each member to govern itself but agreeing to work together for common causes. Perhaps the best-known confederation was the South during the U.S. Civil War.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › confederationconfederation | meaning of confederation in Longman Dictionary of...

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    confederation meaning, definition, what is confederation: a group of people, political parties, or...: Learn more.