confederal

American  

[kuhn-fed-er-uhl, -fed-ruhl] / kənˈfɛd ər əl, -ˈfɛd rəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving two or more nations.

   confederal agreements.

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Other Word Forms

• confederalist noun

Etymology

Origin of confederal

1775–85; confeder(ation) + -al ¹, on model of federation and federal

Example Sentences

"We cannot stop. The lives of workers must be respected and protected, to achieve the only tolerable number -- zero," said UIL confederal secretary Ivana Veronese.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

Its creation also paved the way for the formation of the confederal University of Wales in 1893 after similar establishments opened in Cardiff in 1883 and Bangor in 1884.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty that committed them to merging into a confederal state at some future point.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Mining is “part of the DNA of this region and its people,” said Sanz Lubeiro, CCOO’s confederal secretary.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2018

He has pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through a confederal arrangement named the 2000 Fomboni Accord.

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency