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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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