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- Dictionaryconfederation/kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃn/
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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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 countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons: [ C ] a union confederation. politics & government.
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 league or alliance. Synonyms: federation, coalition. a group of confederates, especially of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89.
The meaning of CONFEDERATION is an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance. How to use confederation in a sentence.
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.
