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confederalist

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con⋅fed⋅er⋅al

  [kuhn-fed-er-uhl, -fed-ruhl]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or involving two or more nations: confederal agreements.
Origin:
1775–85; confeder(ation) + -al 1 , on model of federation and federal

Related forms:
con⋅fed⋅er⋅al⋅ist, noun
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con·fed·er·al   (kən-fěd'ər-əl, -fěd'rəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to confederation or a specific confederation.

  2. Of, relating to, or involving the activities of two or more nations: "Can federal or confederal solutions be negotiated to limit ethnic strife?" (Lincoln P. Bloomfield).

con·fed'er·al·ist n., con·fed'er·al·ly adv.
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