confederation

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Synonyms: consideration, confederative, confederating, confederations, confederator, confederatism

Antonyms: consideration, confederative, confederating, confederations, confederator, confederatism

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Noun

1. A [[union]] or [[alliance]] of [[state]]s or political [[organization]]s.
2. The act of forming an alliance.

Proper noun

1. In [[Canada]], the [[federal]] [[union]] of [[provinces]] and [[territories]] which formed [[Canada]], initially [[New Brunswick]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Ontario]], and [[Quebec]], and later including all the others.
2. In [[Newfoundland]], the [[political]] [[union]] of [[Newfoundland]] with [[Canada]].

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