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- Confederation abstract "A confederation, also known as confederacy or league, is a union of political units for common action in relation to other units. Usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution, confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues (such as defense, foreign affairs, or a common currency), with the central government being required to provide support for all members.The nature of the relationship among the states constituting a confederation varies considerably. Likewise, the relationship between the member states, the central government, and the distribution of powers among them is highly variable. Some looser confederations are similar to intergovernmental organizations and even may permit secession from the confederation. Other confederations with stricter rules may resemble federations. A unitary state or federation may decentralize powers to regional or local entities in a confederal form.In a non-political context, confederation is used to describe a type of organization which consolidates authority from other autonomous (or semi-autonomous) bodies. Examples include sports confederations or confederations of pan-European trades unions.In Canada, the word confederation has an additional, unrelated meaning. "Confederation" refers to the process of (or the event of) establishing or joining the Canadian federal state.In the context of the history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, a confederacy may refer to a semi-permanent political and military alliance consisting of multiple nations (or "tribes", "bands", or "villages") which maintained their separate leadership. One of the most well-known is the Iroquois Confederacy, but there were many others during different eras and locations across North America; these include the Wabanaki Confederacy, Western Confederacy, Powhatan Confederacy, Seven Nations of Canada, Pontiac's Confederacy, Illinois Confederation, Tecumseh's Confederacy, Great Sioux Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy, Iron Confederacy and Council of Three Fires.".
- Confederation wikiPageExternalLink federation.html.
- Confederation wikiPageExternalLink GE_P1_2_EN.html.
- Confederation wikiPageExternalLink www.uctp.org.
- Confederation wikiPageExternalLink South_Africa.html.
- Confederation wikiPageExternalLink fathers.htm.
- Confederation wikiPageID "227091".
- Confederation wikiPageRevisionID "604316428".
- Confederation hasPhotoCollection Confederation.
- Confederation subject Category:Constitutional_state_types.
- Confederation subject Category:Forms_of_government.
- Confederation subject Category:Political_systems.
- Confederation comment "A confederation, also known as confederacy or league, is a union of political units for common action in relation to other units.".
- Confederation label "Confederación".
- Confederation label "Confederatie".
- Confederation label "Confederation".
- Confederation label "Confederazione di Stati".
- Confederation label "Confederação".
- Confederation label "Confédération (organisation politique)".
- Confederation label "Konfederacja".
- Confederation label "Staatenbund".
- Confederation label "Конфедерация".
- Confederation label "كنفدرالية".
- Confederation label "国家連合".
- Confederation label "邦联制".
- Confederation sameAs Konfederace.
- Confederation sameAs Staatenbund.
- Confederation sameAs Confederación.
- Confederation sameAs Konfederazio.
- Confederation sameAs Confédération_(organisation_politique).
- Confederation sameAs Konfederasi.
- Confederation sameAs Confederazione_di_Stati.
- Confederation sameAs 国家連合.
- Confederation sameAs 국가_연합.
- Confederation sameAs Confederatie.
- Confederation sameAs Konfederacja.
- Confederation sameAs Confederação.
- Confederation sameAs m.01h2vd.
- Confederation sameAs Q170156.
- Confederation sameAs Q170156.
- Confederation wasDerivedFrom Confederation?oldid=604316428.
- Confederation isPrimaryTopicOf Confederation.