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confederative, a.|kənˈfɛdərətɪv|
[f. L. confœderāt-, ppl. stem (see confederate) + -ive: cf. mod.F. confédératif, -ive, (Rousseau, St. Simon, etc.).]
Of or relating to confederates or confederating.
c1819Bentham Wks. II. 447 The two confederative powers, to-wit, the monarch and the House of Lords. 1831Fraser's Mag. IV. 319 The report..is a confederative misrepresentation. It is the wilful act of the fraternity. |