Confederation - English meaning

noun

The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.

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The group has no affiliation to any preservation society

noun

The relationship between two companies that are officially connected to each other

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And that's exactly what's behind our new affiliation: growing the business.

noun

A connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization

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The group has affiliations with several organizations abroad., their lack of affiliation to any par…

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

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A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

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[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

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A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

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The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

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The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

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The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

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Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

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Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).

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Draw a circle with a compass

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

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They were circling athens airport

noun

A continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line

Usage examples:

Coloured paper was cut into circles., we sat in a circle.

noun

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

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A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

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A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

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Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

verb

Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

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Combine the flour with the margarine and salt

noun

A group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

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One of the world's biggest food and personal products combines

verb

Harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester.

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He combined ten acres of linseed

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

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A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

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The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

noun

A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.

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The italian confederacy known as the lombard league

noun

The eleven southern states that left the us and fought against the north in the us civil war

noun

A situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose, usually related to politics or trade, or a group formed like this

noun

A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.

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The earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms

adjective

Relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation.

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Conglomerate firms

verb

Gather together into a compact mass.

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Atoms which conglomerate at the centre

noun

An association, typically of several companies.

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It would move the commissioning of care to local authorities, giving democratic control of the heal…

noun

An organization of several businesses or banks joining together as a group for a shared purpose

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Consortium of a consortium of textile manufacturers

adjective

Involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal.

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Every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise

noun

A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.

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We run the agency as a workers' cooperative

adjective

Willing to help or do what people ask

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I asked them to turn down their music, but they're not being very cooperative., he was an extremely…

noun

A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs.

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The russian federation

noun

A group of organizations, states, etc., that have united to form a larger organization or government

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Canada is a federation of provinces and territories.

noun

A group of organizations, regions, countries, etc. that have joined together to form a larger organization or government

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A federation of states/companies/trade unions, etc. the united states is a federation of 50 individ…

noun

Friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests.

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They valued fun and good fellowship as the cement of the community

noun

Money for teaching or study given to a student studying for an advanced degree, or a position at a university paid for in this way

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She applied for a fellowship to continue her studies., [ c ] the artists’ fellowship, [ u ] i like …

noun

The position of a fellow at a college or university

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He was elected to an honorary fellowship at st john's college., be awarded a fellowship she was awa…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

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A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

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Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

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A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.

Usage examples:

The league of nations

verb

Join in a league or alliance.

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Oscar had leagued with other construction firms

noun

A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

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In 1803 napoleon exiled her to twenty leagues, roughly fifty miles, from paris.

noun

The state of being a partner or partners.

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We should go on working together in partnership

noun

An agreement between organizations, people, etc. to work together

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A partnership between sb/sth and sb/sth the government is promoting a partnership between the state…

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

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A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

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The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

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There was a ring at the door

noun

The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

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Drugs, crime, and other dangers to society

noun

People considered as a group, or a group of people who live together in a particular social system

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[ u ] society is changing little by little., [ c ] societies change over the course of time., [ u ]…

noun

People in general living together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things, and sharing the work that needs to be done

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Society cannot expect perfection in products and services, but it can expect that corporations will…

noun

A group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.

Usage examples:

Large-scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions

verb

Control or manage by a syndicate.

Usage examples:

We syndicate stores for retailers, which have fixed-price as their model.

noun

A group of people or companies that join together in order to share the cost of a business operation, such as the buying and publishing of newspaper stories, photographs, etc.

contraction

One.

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A good 'un

prefix

(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.

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Unabashed

prefix

(added to verbs) denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state.

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Untie