Category:Confederations

con·fed·er·a·tion

kənˌfedəˈrāSH(ə)n/

noun

noun: confederation; plural noun: confederations Origin
 * 1) an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
 * 2) * a more or less permanent union of countries with some or most political power vested in a central authority.
 * 3) * the action of confederating or the state of being confederated.

late Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio(n-), from Latin confoederare, from con- ‘together’ + foederare ‘join in league with’ (from foedus ‘league, treaty’).