confédération — [ kɔ̃federasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1358; lat. confœderatio 1 ♦ Union de plusieurs États qui s associent tout en conservant leur souveraineté. La Confédération helvétique. ⇒ fédération. 2 ♦ Groupement d associations, de fédérations professionnelles,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
confederation — Confederation. s. f. Ligue, alliance. Confederation bonne, ferme, stable. se joindre, s unir par confederation. il y a confederation entre ces deux Estats, ou entre ces deux Rois. renouveller une confederation. entrer en confederation. ce Prince… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Confederation — Confédération Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
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 — Con*fed er*a tion, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf[ e]d[ e]ration.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. [1913 Webster] The three princes enter into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confederation — index affiliation (amalgamation), association (alliance), band, cartel, chamber (body), co … Law dictionary
confederation — [kən fed΄ər ā′shən] n. [ME confederacion < LL confoederatio: see CONFEDERATE] 1. a uniting or being united in a league or alliance 2. a league or alliance; specif., independent nations or states joined in a league or confederacy whose central… … English World 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 — Confederation, Foedus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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
