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consociation

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con⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tion

  [kuhn-soh-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-]
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–noun
1. the act of uniting in association.
2. an association of churches or religious orders.
3. Ecology. a climax community in which a single species is dominant.
Origin:
1585–95; < L consociātiōn-, s. of consociātiō an associating; see consociate, -ion
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con·so·ci·a·tion   (kən-sō'shē-ā'shən)   
n.  

  1. Friendly or cooperative association, as between groups or organizations.

  2. Ecology A subdivision of an association having one dominant species of plant.

  3. A political arrangement in which various groups, such as ethnic or racial populations within a country or region, share power according to an agreed formula or mechanism.

con·so'ci·a'tion·al adj.
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