confederation
noun/kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
/kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
- an organization consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to help each other
- the Confederation of British Industry
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2- The Franks were originally a loose confederation of Germanic tribes.
- a confederation between two states
- a confederation of employers
- a loose confederation of states.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- establish
- form
- found
- …
- confederation between
- confederation of
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- Confederation(in Canada) the joining together of provinces and territories forming Canada, which began 1 July, 1867
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio(n-), from Latin confoederare, from con- ‘together’ + foederare ‘join in league with’ (from foedus ‘league, treaty’).
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