confederal
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of confederal
1775–85; confeder(ation) + -al 1, on model of federation and federal
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"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
“The deal is a way forward for many problems that will appear and we are committed to it,” said Mariano Sanz Lubeiro, CCOO’s confederal secretary, from his Madrid office.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2018
He has pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through the 2000 Fomboni Accord, a confederal arrangement that the Organization of African Unity has yet to recognize.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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