confederation

kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of confederation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business or politicalgroup of organizations united for a common goal

The confederation aimed to improve regional cooperation.

alliance

coalition

league

political alliance

TECH.

union of groups or states for mutual benefit

TECH.

The confederation was formed to enhance economic and security cooperation.

alliance

league

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Origin of confederation

Latin, con- (together) + foederare (to league)

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Confederate

adj.

politics

related to Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada

Peoria

indigenous

member of a Native American tribe in the Illinois Confederation

AFC

acr.

acr: Asian Football Confederation

organization for football in Asia

CBI

acr.

acr: Confederation of British Industry

group that represents UK businesses

CONCACAF

abbr.

abr: Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football

group organizing soccer in North and Central America

Confed.

abbr.

abr: Confederation

group of states joined together for a purpose

Confed'n

abbr.

abr: confederation

group of states or nations joined together

confederative

adj.

politics

related to a confederation or its members

Examples of confederation in a sentence

A confederation of environmental groups lobbied for change.
The confederation aimed to protect the interests of smaller states.
A new confederation was proposed to tackle climate change.

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French:confédération, fédération, ...
German:Konföderation, ...
Italian:confederazione, ...
Spanish:confederación, ...
Portuguese:confederação, ...
Chinese:联盟, ...
Japanese:連合, 同盟, ...
Arabic:اتحاد, اتِّحاد كونفِدرالِي, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְפֶדֶרַצְיָה, בְּרִית מְדִינוֹת, ...
Russian:конфедерация, ...
Ukrainian:конфедерація, ...
Hindi:महासंघ, गठबंधन, ...
Bengali:জোট, সংঘরাষ্ট্র, ...
Catalan:confederació, ...
Czech:konfederace, ...
Danish:forbund, statsforbund, ...
Dutch:confederatie, bondgenootschap, ...
Greek:συνομοσπονδία, συμμαχία, ...
Hungarian:konföderáció, ...
Khmer:សហព័ន្ធ, សម្ព័ន្ធរដ្ឋ, ...
Korean:연합, ...
Persian:کنفدراسیون, ...
Polish:konfederacja, związek, ...
Portuguese (BR):confederação, ...
Romanian:confederație, alianță, ...
Swedish:konfederation, ...
Thai:สมาพันธ์, พันธมิตร, ...
Turkish:konfederasyon, ...
Vietnamese:liên hiệp, liên bang, ...

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Definition of confederation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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