confederatie

From Latin confoederatio.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.feː.dəˈraː.(t)si/

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• Hyphenation: con‧fe‧de‧ra‧tie

confederatie f (plural confederaties, diminutive confederatietje n)

1. a confederation; an union or alliance of (largely) independent sovereign states or political organizations

In Belgian politics, the word is used by some parties to describe a federation where most decision power rests with the regional governments and parliaments.

• statenbond

• federatie, bondstaat
• eenheidsstaat

• confederaal
• confederalisme
• confedereren