The full official name of Switzerland.

(historical) A confederation of German client states established at the behest of Napoleon.

(historical) An association of predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe in the 19th century.

(historical) A German federation that existed from 1867 to 1870.

Synonym of Confederate States of America

(historical) An unrecognized nation existing from 1861-1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the United States of America over the issue of slavery.

A supporter of confederation. / (Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.

(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.

The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.

plural of confederationist