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Definition of: confederation
(kən·fed′ə·rā′shən) noun
1. The act of confederating.
2. A confederacy. See synonyms under ALLIANCE, ASSOCIATION.
—the Confederation The union of the American colonies, 1781–89, under the Articles of Confederation.
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