CONFEDERATIONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word confederations. (close relations)
Definition of CONFEDERATIONS
Best Alternative Words for CONFEDERATIONS
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| alliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being allied or confederated • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest • an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty • a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim • the act of forming an alliance or confederation | ||||||||
| federation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an organization formed by merging several groups or parties • a union of political organizations • the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs | ||||||||
| league | nounn | |||||||
noun • an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members • an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action • an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) verb • unite to form a league | ||||||||
| coalition | nounn | |||||||
noun • an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty • the state of being combined into one body • the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts | ||||||||
| confederation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being allied or confederated • a union of political organizations • the act of forming an alliance or confederation | ||||||||
| union | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of trade unions noun • an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer • the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) • the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes • the state of being joined or united or linked • the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) • healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones • a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations • a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets • the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts • a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) • the act of making or becoming a single unit adjective satellite • being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War | ||||||||
| confederacy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a union of political organizations • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose • a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | ||||||||
