confederation : Idioms & Phrases

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Articles of confederation

  • noun a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
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  • . See under Article.
Webster 1913

swiss confederation

  • noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
    Switzerland; Svizzera; Schweiz; Suisse.
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