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Noun: confederation  kun,fe-du'rey-shun
  1. The state of being allied or confederated
    - alliance
     
  2. A union of political organizations
    - confederacy, federation
     
  3. The act of forming an alliance or confederation
    - alliance

Derived forms: confederations

Type of: coalition, fusion, group action, union

Encyclopedia: Confederation