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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"

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

    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.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ConfederationConfederation - Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

    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.

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

    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.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › confederationCONFEDERATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFEDERATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › confederationConfederation - definition of confederation by The Free ...

    Define confederation. confederation synonyms, confederation pronunciation, confederation translation, English dictionary definition of confederation. n. 1. a. The act of forming into or becoming part of a confederacy. b. The state of being confederated. 2. A group of confederates, especially of states or...

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › confederationConfederation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CONFEDERATION meaning: a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort