confederacy
Significado (Inglés)
- An alliance.
- A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
- Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
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Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation.
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