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- Dictionaryconfederation/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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Confederalism represents a main form of intergovernmentalism, defined as any form of interaction around states that takes place on the basis of sovereign independence or government. The nature of the relationship among the member states constituting a confederation varies considerably.
a group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.
The meaning of CONFEDERATION is an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance. How to use confederation in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89. ( initial capital letter ) the federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and constituting the Dominion of Canada.
CONFEDERATION meaning: a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort
