confederative
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of confederative
First recorded in 1810–20; confederate + -ive
Example Sentences
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To allay fears that Gorbachev might be acting as his front man for a resurgent Russia, Yeltsin promised that his gargantuan republic would not dominate any confederative structure.
From Time Magazine Archive
We still prefer the term union to confederation, although it is certainly true that certain confederative elements might be used.
From Time Magazine Archive
I thought that in 1990 we would have a contractual or treaty-based community with East Germany, that in 1991 or 1992 we would have confederative structures.
From Time Magazine Archive
His arguments for what he calls a "confederative union state" sound increasingly irrelevant, as the former Soviet republics move further apart with growing speed in establishing their political and economic independence.
From Time Magazine Archive
In default of a confederative system, the several states were held in equilibrium by diplomacy.
From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington
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