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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] .
a group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.
noun. con· fed· er· a· tion kən-ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən. Synonyms of confederation. 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.
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.
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.
A group of nations or states, or a government encompassing several states or political divisions, in which the component states retain considerable independence. The members of a confederation often delegate only a few powers to the central authority.
a group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.
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.
Definition of confederation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
