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con·fed·er·a·tion C0559100 (kən-fĕd′ə-rā′shən)n.1. a. The act of forming into or becoming part of a confederacy.b. The state of being confederated.2. A group of confederates, especially of states or nations, united for a common purpose; a league.3. Confederationa. The union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada, brought about July 1, 1867, under the name Dominion of Canada.b. Federal union of all the Canadian provinces and territories.
con·fed′er·a′tion·ism n.con·fed′er·a′tion·ist n.confederation (kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən) n1. the act or process of confederating or the state of being confederated2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a loose alliance of political units. The union of the Swiss cantons is the oldest surviving confederation. Compare federation3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in Canada) another name for federation conˌfederˈationˌism n conˌfederˈationist n conˈfederative adj
Confederation (kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən) n1. (Historical Terms) the Confederation history US the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 17892. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the federation of Canada, formed with four original provinces in 1867 and since joined by eight morecon•fed•er•a•tion (kənˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act of confederating. 2. the state of being confederated. 3. a league or alliance. 4. a group of confederates, esp. of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. 5. the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89. 6. (cap.) the Canadian federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and since joined by six more provinces. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin] syn: See alliance. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  confederation - the state of being allied or confederatedalliancecoalition, fusion - the state of being combined into one body | | 2. | confederation - a union of political organizationsconfederacy, federationnation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"Creek Confederacy - a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to OklahomaHanseatic League - a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union" | | 3. |  confederation - the act of forming an alliance or confederationalliancegroup action - action taken by a group of people |
confederationnoun1. An association, especially of nations for a common cause:alliance, Anschluss, bloc, cartel, coalition, confederacy, federation, league, organization, union.2. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:association, club, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, sorority, union.Translationsconfederate (kənˈfedərət) noun a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest). He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession. 共謀者 共谋者conˈfederacy (-rəsi) – plural conˈfederacies – noun a league or alliance (of states etc). 同盟 同盟conˌfedeˈration noun (the forming of) a league or alliance, especially of states etc. 同盟，邦聯 同盟，邦联 Confederation
confederation1. a loose alliance of political units. The union of the Swiss cantons is the oldest surviving confederation 2. (esp in Canada) another name for a federationConfederation (1) A permanent union of sovereign states founded to achieve common goals, usually political or military. The confederation forms central bodies with powers delegated by member states. As a rule, these bodies do not have direct power over the member states. Their decisions, based on the principle of unanimity, may be implemented in a member state only with the consent of its agencies of power. A confederation’s finances usually consist of contributions made by member states. In a confederation there is no uniform tax or legal system. There have been several well-known confederations, including the League of Rhenish Towns (1254–1350), the Hanseatic League (1367–1669), the Swiss Confederation (1291–1798 and 1815-48), the Netherlands (the United Provinces, 1579–1795), the United States of America (1781–87), and the German Confederation (1815–66). The Confederate States of America (1861–65) were formed during the Civil War in the USA, when the federal system temporarily disintegrated. As a rule, a confederation precedes the formation of a federation. Although it is, in fact, a federation, Switzerland is still formally referred to as a confederation. (2) The term “confederation,” meaning union, is sometimes used in the names of various organizations, such as the General Confederation of Labor in France, the General Confederation of Labor in Italy, the Japanese Labor Confederation, the Confederation of British Industries, and the Confindustria (General Confederation of Industry) in Italy.
Confederation (in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), between the 16th and 18th centuries, a temporary political union of armed szlachta (nobility). When the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was without a king after the death of Sigismund II Augustus (1572) and in subsequent interregna, a confederation was formed at the Convocation Sejm, which declared itself to be the General, or Hooded, Confederation— that is, the supreme organ of authority. From the early 17th century the szlachta ever more frequently formed political unions (called general confederations) at the national level in order to defend their class interests. Local confederations were also formed at the województwo level. Sometimes a confederation was transformed into a rokosz, or uprising of szlachta against the king. The most famous confederations were those of Bar (1768) and Targowica (1792). Confederation
Related to Confederation: Confederation BridgeConfederationA union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs. Thus, for international purposes, there are separate states, not just one state. A federation, in contrast, is a union of states in which external affairs are controlled by a unified, central government. CONFEDERATION, government. The name given to that form of government which the American colonies, on shaking off the British yoke, devised for their mutual safety and government.
2. The articles of confederation, (q.v.) were finally adopted on the 15th of November, 1777, and with the exception of Maryland, which, however, afterwards also agreed to them, were speedily adopted by the United States, and by which they were formed into a federal @bod y, and went into force on the first day of March, 1781; 1 Story Const. Sec. 225; and so remained until the adoption of the present constitution, which acquired the force of the supreme law of the land on the first Wednesday of March, 1789. 5 Wheat. R. 420. Vide Articles of Confederation. confederation
Related to confederation: Confederation BridgeSynonyms for confederationnoun an association, especially of nations for a common causeSynonyms- alliance
- Anschluss
- bloc
- cartel
- coalition
- confederacy
- federation
- league
- organization
- union
noun a group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in commonSynonyms- association
- club
- congress
- federation
- fellowship
- fraternity
- guild
- league
- order
- organization
- society
- sorority
- union
Synonyms for confederationnoun the state of being allied or confederatedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a union of political organizationsSynonymsRelated Words- nation
- Creek Confederacy
- Hanseatic League
- union
noun the act of forming an alliance or confederationSynonymsRelated Words |