Definitions for: Confederation

[n] the act of forming an alliance or confederation
[n] a union of political organizations
[n] the state of being allied or confederated

Webster (1913) Definition: Con*fed`er*a"tion, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F.
conf['e]d['e]ration.]
1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual
support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or
states.

The three princes enter into some strict league and
confederation among themselves. --Bacon.

This was no less than a political confederation of
the colonies of New England. --Palfrey.

2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a
confederacy.

Articles of confederation. See under Article.

Synonyms: alliance, alliance, confederacy, federation

See Also: coalition, Creek Confederacy, fusion, group action, Hanseatic League, nation, union

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