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.

---

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

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 advocates establishing a number of protected areas—“inkspots”—which could become autonomous zones in a more confederal Syria.

From Economist • Sep. 29, 2016

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