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- DictionaryCon·fed·er·a·tion/kənˌfedəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league: "a confederation of trade unions"
Apr 3, 2024 · 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.
a group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government. Cdn Confederation is the joining of regions that had been British to create the independent country of Canada.
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. The noun confederation comes from the early 15th Century, meaning “an agreement.”
Definition of confederation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
confederation /kənˌfɛdə ˈ reɪʃən/ noun. plural confederations. Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFEDERATION. [count] : a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort. a loose confederation [= coalition] of businesses.
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.
