confederation

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Pronunciation[change]

  • IPA (key): /kənfɛdəˈreɪʃən/
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Noun[change]

Singular
confederation

Plural
confederations

  1. (countable) A confederation is a group of states that surrender some of their autonomy to a federal state that they are members of.
    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the European Union are examples of confederations.

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