Federal vs Confederation - What's the difference?
federal | confederation |
Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
* Grew
Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
As an adjective federal
is federal.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.federal
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* (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, to part with Sardinia.