Confederation /(?)/

Con·fed·er·a·tion

Confederation

n.
  1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.
    The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves.
    This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England.
    — Palfrey.
  2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.

Phrases & Compounds

Articles of confederation
See under Article.