confederation

The definition of a confederation is an alliance or a group of people or nations with shared goals.

(noun)

An example of a confederation was the group of southern states that joined together to fight the rest of the states in the U.S.

See confederation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a uniting or being united in a league or alliance
a league or alliance; specif., independent nations or states joined in a league or confederacy whose central authority is usually confined to common defense and limited political cooperation

Origin: ME confederacion < LL confoederatio: see confederate

See confederation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of forming into or becoming part of a confederacy.
b. The state of being confederated.
A group of confederates, especially of states or nations, united for a common purpose; a league.
Confederation
a. The union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada, brought about July 1, 1867, under the name Dominion of Canada.
b. The federal union of all the Canadian provinces and territories, the most recent member being Newfoundland in 1949.

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