confederal

The definition of confederal is a permanent union between two or more nations or states.

(adjective)

An example of confederal is the union of the seven political territories that form the confederation of the United Arab Emirates.

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See confederal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

being or of a confederation of independent nations or states: progress toward a confederal Europe

See confederal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to confederation or a specific confederation.
  2. Of, relating to, or involving the activities of two or more nations: “Can federal or confederal solutions be negotiated to limit ethnic strife?” (Lincoln P. Bloomfield).

Related Forms:

  • con·fedˈer·al·ist noun
  • con·fedˈer·al·ly adverb

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