confederation
21confederation — [[t]kənfe̱dəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] confederations N COUNT: oft in names, oft N of n A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes. ...the Confederation of …
22confederation — federation, confederation, confederacy Federation and confederation are the more precise constitutional terms, a federation being a union of federal states and a confederation being a union of states in alliance. Confederacy is a looser term for… …
23confederation — UK [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms confederation : singular confederation plural confederations a group of people or organizations that are united …
24confederation — con•fed•er•a•tion [[t]kənˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of confederating 2) the state of being confederated 3) gov a league or alliance 4) gov a group of confederates, esp. of states more or less permanently united for common purposes 5) amh.… …
25confederation — konfederacija statusas T sritis Švietimas ir mokslas apibrėžtis Visuomeninių organizacijų, pvz., profsąjungų, pramonininkų asociacijų ir kt., sąjunga. atitikmenys: angl. confederation pranc. confédération, f …
26confédération — konfederacija statusas T sritis Švietimas ir mokslas apibrėžtis Visuomeninių organizacijų, pvz., profsąjungų, pramonininkų asociacijų ir kt., sąjunga. atitikmenys: angl. confederation pranc. confédération, f …
27Confederation — noun a) In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others. b) In …
28confederation — a pressure group Literally, an alliance or union of states for joint action. Thus the British Confederation for the Advancement of State Education sought not so much to improve the quality of teaching in state schools as to close down those …
29confederation — confederacy, confederation federation, coalition, fusion, *alliance, league …
30Confederation — /kənfɛdəˈreɪʃən/ (say kuhnfeduh rayshuhn) noun 1. the, the union of the American colonies from 1781 to 1789 under the Articles of Confederation. 2. the uniting of the provinces, colonies, and territories of British North America to form the… …
