confederation
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1. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
2. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | union, |
| definition | : | a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | nation, |
| definition | : | a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | creek confederacy, |
| definition | : | a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hanseatic league, |
| definition | : | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 (noun.group) |
3. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | coalition, fusion, |
| definition | : | the state of being combined into one body (noun.state) |
4. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ally, |
| definition | : | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
5. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
6. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
7. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ally, |
| definition | : | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
8. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
9. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
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