being or of a confederation of independent nations or states: progress toward a confederal Europe
Origin of confederal
from confederation, after federalconfederal
con·fed·er·al
adjective
The definition of confederal is a permanent union between two or more nations or states.
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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confederal
adjective
- Of or relating to confederation or a specific confederation.
- 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·fed′er·al·ist
noun
- con·fed′er·al·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more confederal, superlative most confederal)
- Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
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- confederalism
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