Definition of confederation
1 : an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2 : league
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the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Like the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, and al-Qaida, these right-wing groups are loose confederations of dangerous people who believe their ideology should be protected at all cost—even through violence.
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The six tribes were part of the Powhatan Nation, a confederation of Eastern Virginia tribes that met the first permanent English settlers in America at Jamestown in 1607.
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While Linux is the golden boy of the open source movement, proving that a loose confederation of hackers jamming outside the domain of commerce could code their own bitchin' OS, Perl is the quietly pervasive open source success story.
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15th Century
First Known Use of confederation
15th century
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CONFEDERATION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of confederation for English Language Learners
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: a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort
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