Confederate States of America
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confederation


Definition: Meaning of, confederation in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kənfɛdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n /

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confederation confederations
[countable]
  1. a group of people, political parties, or organizations that have united for political purposes or trade
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confederation used in phrases

  • Articles of Confederation (noun)
    1. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  • Articles of Confederation, the
    1. an agreement made in 1781 by the 13 original COLONIES of the US, which established a government for the US, and which was used as the basic law of the country until the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES was written and agreed in 1789
  • Confederation of British Industry, the
    1. the full name of the CBI
  • Swiss Confederation (noun)
    1. a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
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