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1 confederation
államszövetség* * *noun ((the forming of) a league or alliance, especially of states etc.) államszövetség -
2 confederate
szövetséges, bűntárs to confederate: szövetkezik* * *[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.) szövetséges- confederation
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confederation — ► NOUN 1) an alliance of a number of parties or groups. 2) a union of states with some political power vested in a central authority. 3) the action of confederating or the state of being confederated … English terms dictionary
confederation — con‧fed‧e‧ra‧tion [kənˌfedəˈreɪʆn] noun [countable] a group of people, organizations, or countries, who have joined together in order to help each other: • the Confederation of United Kingdom Coal Producers, also known as Coalpro * * *… … Financial and business terms
confederation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loose ▪ a loose confederation of states. VERB + CONFEDERATION ▪ establish, form, found ▪ join … Collocations dictionary
confederation — early 15c., act of confederating, from M.Fr. confédération, from O.Fr. confederacion (14c.), from L.L. confoederationem (nom. confoederatio), noun of action from confoederare (see CONFEDERATE (Cf. confederate)). Meaning states or persons united… … Etymology dictionary
Confederation — noun a) In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others. b) In … Wiktionary
Confederation of British Industry — Confedeˌration of ˌBritish ˈIndustry abbreviation CBI noun ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONS in Britain, an organization with members from many private businesses and large companies, which represents them in talks with the government, trade union S, legal … Financial and business terms
confederation — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act of confederating ; a state of being confederated ; alliance 2. league … New Collegiate Dictionary
confederation — noun a) A union or alliance of states or political organizations. b) The act of forming an alliance. Syn: alliance, confederacy, federation, league … Wiktionary
confederation — noun 1》 an alliance of a number of parties or groups. ↘a more or less permanent union of states with some political power vested in a central authority. 2》 the action of confederating or state of being confederated … English new terms dictionary
confederation — noun (C) a confederacy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Confederation of Australian Industry — noun See Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry …