Confederation
noun
An organization consisting of different groups united for a common purpose.
The Swiss Confederation is an example of a nation that operates on this principle.
Often appears as...
- swiss confederation
- confederation of states
noun
The act of forming into a group or an alliance.
The confederation of the rebel forces greatly concerned the empire.
Often appears as...
- confederation of rebel forces
- confederation of clans
noun
In the context of Canadian history, Confederation refers specificlaly to the political union of the three provinces - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada in 1867, and the subsequent addition of other provinces and territories.
The Confederation of Canada marked an important milestone in the nation's history.
Often appears as...
- confederation of canada
- post-confederation era
noun
An organization consisting of different groups united for a common purpose.
The Swiss Confederation is an example of a nation that operates on this principle.
Often appears as...
- swiss confederation
- confederation of states
noun
The act of forming into a group or an alliance.
The confederation of the rebel forces greatly concerned the empire.
Often appears as...
- confederation of rebel forces
- confederation of clans
noun
In the context of Canadian history, Confederation refers specificlaly to the political union of the three provinces - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada in 1867, and the subsequent addition of other provinces and territories.
The Confederation of Canada marked an important milestone in the nation's history.
Often appears as...
- confederation of canada
- post-confederation era
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common Purpose
Emphasize the unity of different groups working together within a confederation.
The European Union started as a confederation centered on coal and steel production.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Merger
Remember confederations preserve individual group identities, unlike a full merger.
Each state in the confederation maintained its own laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Decentralized Power
A confederation usually has a weaker central authority, with power shared among members.
The confederation's central council could not enforce its decisions without member consent.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Purpose
Emphasize the unity of different groups working together within a confederation.
The European Union started as a confederation centered on coal and steel production.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Merger
Remember confederations preserve individual group identities, unlike a full merger.
Each state in the confederation maintained its own laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Decentralized Power
A confederation usually has a weaker central authority, with power shared among members.
The confederation's central council could not enforce its decisions without member consent.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Purpose
Emphasize the unity of different groups working together within a confederation.
The European Union started as a confederation centered on coal and steel production.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Merger
Remember confederations preserve individual group identities, unlike a full merger.
Each state in the confederation maintained its own laws.
Pro Tip 3/3Decentralized Power
A confederation usually has a weaker central authority, with power shared among members.
The confederation's central council could not enforce its decisions without member consent.
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Queens of the High Seas...
they fought each other and they were you know killing each other off and there were pirate battles and on and on and finally one of them got smart and said you know this is really stupid why don't we cooperate why don't we collaborate diane's work suggested that the pirates had formed some kind of confederation
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The most successful...
operating without support or approval from any government. Zheng Yi met an untimely end in 1807, but his widow didn’t hesitate to secure their gains. Through skillful diplomacy, Madame Zheng took charge of the confederation, convincing the captains that their best interests lay in continued collaboration.
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Queens of the High Seas...
they fought each other and they were you know killing each other off and there were pirate battles and on and on and finally one of them got smart and said you know this is really stupid why don't we cooperate why don't we collaborate diane's work suggested that the pirates had formed some kind of confederation
Video examples
The most successful...
operating without support or approval from any government. Zheng Yi met an untimely end in 1807, but his widow didn’t hesitate to secure their gains. Through skillful diplomacy, Madame Zheng took charge of the confederation, convincing the captains that their best interests lay in continued collaboration.
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Quote examples
Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
Our articles of confederation ought to be revised and measures immediately taken to invigorate the Continental Union. Depend upon it: there lies the danger for America. This last stroke is wanting, and unless the states be strongly bound to each other, we have to fear from British and, indeed, from European politics.
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Jefferson Davis
American Leader
Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves.
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Klaus Schwab
German Economist
In Switzerland, we have a centuries-old tradition of living together in one confederation and one society. That holds us back from excesses. We are a civilized and enlightened community and, by practising multicultural tolerance, we manage to stop extreme developments from going too far.
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Jacques Parizeau
Canadian Economist
When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.
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Richard Rorty
American Philosopher
Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking for the workers who are competing with one another, and talking about the difference in wage levels between, say, Europe and Indonesia.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Canadian Statesman
Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.
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Franjo Tudjman
Croatian Statesman
If Yugoslavia is to exist, it can exist only as an alliance, a confederation of independent states.
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Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
Our articles of confederation ought to be revised and measures immediately taken to invigorate the Continental Union. Depend upon it: there lies the danger for America. This last stroke is wanting, and unless the states be strongly bound to each other, we have to fear from British and, indeed, from European politics.
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Jefferson Davis
American Leader
Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves.
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Klaus Schwab
German Economist
In Switzerland, we have a centuries-old tradition of living together in one confederation and one society. That holds us back from excesses. We are a civilized and enlightened community and, by practising multicultural tolerance, we manage to stop extreme developments from going too far.
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Jacques Parizeau
Canadian Economist
When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.
Quote examples
Richard Rorty
American Philosopher
Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking for the workers who are competing with one another, and talking about the difference in wage levels between, say, Europe and Indonesia.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Canadian Statesman
Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.
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Franjo Tudjman
Croatian Statesman
If Yugoslavia is to exist, it can exist only as an alliance, a confederation of independent states.
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