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
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 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
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