- the act of confederating.
- the state of being confederated.
- a league or alliance.
- a group of confederates, especially of states more or less permanently united for common purposes.
- the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89.
- the federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and constituting the Dominion of Canada.
- the act or process of confederating or the state of being confederated
- a loose alliance of political units. The union of the Swiss cantons is the oldest surviving confederation
- (esp in Canada) another name for federation
- the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 1789
- the federation of Canada, formed with four original provinces in 1867 and since joined by eight more
