confederacy

Senso (Inglese)

  1. An alliance.
  2. 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.
  3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.

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/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation.

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