English-Thai Dictionary

confederation

N การ รวมกลุ่ม กัน  alliance kan-ruam-klum-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFEDERATION

[L.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance; particularly of princes, nations or states.
The three princes enter into a strict league and confederation.
2. The United States of America are sometimes called the confederation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFEDERATION

Con *fed `er *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. confoederatio: cf. F. confédération.]

 

1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particulary of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon. 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. Articles of confederation. See under Article.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

confederation

con fed er a tion |kənˌfedəˈrāSHən kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən | ▶noun an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league: a confederation of trade unions. • a more or less permanent union of countries with some or most political power vested in a central authority: Canada became a confederation in 1867. • the action of confederating or the state of being confederated: a referendum on confederation. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio (n- ), from Latin confoederare, from con- ‘together ’ + foederare ‘join in league with ’ (from foedus ‘league, treaty ’).

 

Confederation of British Industry

Confederation of British Industry (abbrev.: CBI ) (in the UK ) an organization to promote the prosperity of British business.

 

Oxford Dictionary

confederation

con |fed ¦er |ation |kənfɛdəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league: a confederation of trade unions. • a more or less permanent union of states with some or most political power vested in a central authority. • [ mass noun ] the action of confederating or the state of being confederated: a referendum on confederation. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio (n- ), from Latin confoederare, from con- ‘together ’ + foederare ‘join in league with ’ (from foedus ‘league, treaty ’).

 

Confederation of British Industry

Confederation of British Industry (abbrev.: CBI ) (in the UK ) an organization to promote the prosperity of British business.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

confederation

confederation noun the farmers eventually formed a confederation: alliance, league, confederacy, federation, association, coalition, consortium, conglomerate, cooperative, syndicate, group, circle; society, union.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

confederation

confederation noun a confederation of trade unions: alliance, league, confederacy, federation, association, coalition, combine, consortium, affiliation, conglomerate, cooperative, partnership, fellowship, syndicate, compact, band, group, circle, ring; society, union; rare consociation, sodality.

 

French Dictionary

confédération

confédération n. f. nom féminin Association d ’États, de fédérations (professionnelles, syndicales, etc. ) soumis à un pouvoir central tout en conservant une certaine autonomie. : Le Canada est une confédération.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

confederation

con fed er a tion /kənfèdəréɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U C 同盟 [連合 ] (すること ).2 C 連邦 .3 〖the C- 〗a. 〘米史 〙アメリカ植民地同盟 〘1781 --89; アメリカ独立までの13州の連合体 〙.b. 〘カナダ史 〙カナダ連合 [連邦 ] 〘1867年カナダ自治領を成立させたQuebecなど4州が作った連合 〙.