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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"
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The meaning of CONFEDERATION is an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance. How to use confederation in a sentence.
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 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.
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 countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.
Definition of confederation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONFEDERATION meaning: a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort
n. 1. the act or process of confederating or the state of being confederated. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a loose alliance of political units. The union of the Swiss cantons is the oldest surviving confederation. Compare federation. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in Canada) another name for federation. conˌfederˈationˌism n.
