Definition of confederation

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Confederation (n.) The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states..

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Communalism :: Communalism (n.) A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism..
Amphictyony :: Amphictyony (n.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
Confederative :: Confederative (a.) Of or pertaining to a confederation.
Uchees :: Uchees (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
Union :: Union (n.) That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union..
Bund :: Bund (n.) League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.
Federation :: Federation (n.) The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
System :: Systasis (n.) A political union, confederation, or league..
Confederation :: Confederation (n.) The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy..
Fellowship :: Fellowship (n.) A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest..
Confederacy :: Confederacy (n.) The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation..
Confederation :: Confederation (n.) The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states..
Federalist :: Federalist (n.) An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington..
Consociation :: Consociation (n.) Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
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