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noun
1.
the act of confederating.
2.
the state of being confederated.
3.
a league or alliance.
4.
a group of confederates, especially of states more or less permanently united for common purposes.
5.
EXPANDthe Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89.
6.
COLLAPSE(initial capital letter) the federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and constituting the Dominion of Canada.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin confoederātiōn- (stem of confoederātiō) an agreement, equivalent to confoederāt(us) confederate + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin confoederātiōn- (stem of confoederātiō) an agreement, equivalent to confoederāt(us) confederate + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
con·fed·er·a·tion·ism, noun
con·fed·er·a·tion·ist, noun
an·ti·con·fed·er·a·tion·ism, noun
an·ti·con·fed·er·a·tion·ist, noun, adjective
non·con·fed·er·a·tion, noun
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Confederation
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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World English Dictionary
| confederation (kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of confederating or the state of being confederated |
| 2. | Compare federation a loose alliance of political units. The union of the Swiss cantons is the oldest surviving confederation |
| 3. | (esp in Canada) another name for a: federation |
| confeder'ationism | |
| —n | |
| confeder'ationist | |
| —n | |
| con'federative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
confederation
early 15c., "act of confederating," from Fr. confédération, from O.Fr. confederacion (14c.), from L. confoederationem, noun of action from confoederare (see confederate). Meaning "states or persons united by a league" is from 1620s.
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Cultural Dictionary
confederation definition
A group of nations or states, or a government encompassing several states or political divisions, in which the component states retain considerable independence. The members of a confederation often delegate only a few powers to the central authority.
Note: The United States was governed as a confederation in the first few years of its independence (see Articles of Confederation).
Note: Canada is officially a confederation of provinces.
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