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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Confederation \Con*fed`er*a"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf F. conf['e]d['e]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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: confederation n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: {alliance}] 2: a union of political organizations [syn: {confederacy}, {federation}] 3: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: {alliance}]
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