confederation
A union or alliance of states or political organizationsA union or alliance of states or political organizations.
» Gustavo is the head of the confederation.
Meaning
2 sensesA union or alliance of states or political organizations.
Bund, Bündnis, Konföderation
конфедера́цияkonfederácija
конфедера́ціяkonfederácija
a union of political organizations
The act of forming an alliance.
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
Examples
3 sentencesGustavo is the head of the confederation.
Prior to the French occupation, there were several tribal confederations in Kabylie.
The Holy Roman Empire was a confederation of princely states in Germany.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from OldFrom Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederacy.
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Forms
plural: confederations| Singular | confederation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the act of forming an alliance or confederation:alliance
- a union of political organizations:confederacyfederation
- the state of being allied or confederated:alliance