Confederation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Confederation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Confederation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confederation n the state of being allied or confederated [syn: alliance, confederation] a union of political organizations Synonym(s): confederation, confederacy, federation the act of forming an alliance or confederation Synonym(s): confederation, alliance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confederation \Confed`era"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf[82]d[82]ration.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. --Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. --Palfrey. 2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. {Articles of confederation}. See under {Article}.