confederatie
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French confédération, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin cōnfoederātiō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editconfederatie f (plural confederaties, diminutive confederatietje n)
- a confederation; a union or alliance of (largely) independent sovereign states or political organizations
- Synonym: statenbond
- Coordinate terms: bondsstaat, eenheidsstaat, federatie
Usage notes
editIn Belgian politics, the word is used by some parties to describe a federation where most decision power rests with the regional governments and parliaments.