CONFEDERACIES
21
Scrabble
24
WWF
C(3) O(1) N(1) F(4) E(1) D(2) E(1) R(1) A(1) C(3) I(1) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- 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.“The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies. There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux.”
Source: Wiktionary
