confederated
United in league
Confederated means joined together in an alliance or league, typically of states, nations, or groups that retain individual autonomy while cooperating for common purposes.
The term often describes political unions where members maintain significant independence: the confederated tribes of the Pacific Northwest, confederated states.
It implies a looser bond than federation, with power remaining primarily at the local level.
United into one body
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- integratedCombined into a whole
- mergedUnited into one
- joinedLinked or united
combined · incorporated · united · coalesced · fused · banded · affiliated · allied
Formal union of parties
- unionJoining into one
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- statesModes of being
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
compact · autonomy · centralization · decentralization · federalism · jurisdiction · territory · ratification
Temporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- ententeInformal international understanding
- axisRotation reference line
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
consortium · league · pact · concordat · treaty · cartel · association · affiliation
amalgamated
United into one body
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
- integratedCombined into a whole
- mergedUnited into one
joined · combined · incorporated · united · coalesced · fused · banded · affiliated · allied · associated
alliance
Formal union of parties
- unionJoining into one
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- statesModes of being
constitution · compact · autonomy · centralization · decentralization · federalism · jurisdiction · territory · ratification · amendment
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- ententeInformal international understanding
- axisRotation reference line
syndicate · consortium · league · pact · concordat · treaty · cartel · association · affiliation · network
- federationcommonwealth, league, bloc, member state, federated
confederatedseparate
To set apart
separated · divided · disunited · independent · apart
confederatedcentralized
Concentrated in one location
unified · consolidated · federated · unitary · amalgamated
- Confederate forcesSecessionist military units
- Confederate StatesSecessionist southern republic
- Confederate flagsEmblems of Southern secession
- Articles of ConfederationOriginal American governing charter
- Confederate ArmySecession states' military
- Confederate troopsSouthern Civil War combatants
confederate, confederation, confederations, confederates, confederating