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Confederation vs Alliance - What's the difference?

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Alliance is a synonym of confederation.



As nouns the difference between confederation and alliance

is that confederation is a union or alliance of states or political organizations while alliance is the state of being allied.

As a proper noun Confederation

is in Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.

As a verb alliance is

to connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

confederation

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(wikipedia confederation) (en noun)
  • A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
  • The act of forming an alliance.
  • Synonyms

    * alliance * confederacy * federation * league

    Derived terms

    * confederationism * confederationist

    alliance

    English

    (alliance)

    Alternative forms

    * alliaunce

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being allied.
  • matrimonial alliances'''; an '''alliance between church and state, or between two countries
  • (countable) The act of allying or uniting.
  • (countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
  • (countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
  • * C. J. Smith
  • the alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel
  • * Mansel
  • the alliance between logic and metaphysics
  • (with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
  • (Udall)

    Synonyms

    * (union by relationship in qualities) connection, affinity, union * (act of allying) union * (persons or parties allied) coalition, league, confederation, team (informal)

    Verb

    (allianc)
  • (obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
  • Anagrams

    * * ----