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S: (n) confederation, confederacy, federation (a union of political organizations)

S: (n) nation (a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)) "the Shawnee nation"

S: (n) confederation, confederacy, federation (a union of political organizations)

S: (n) union (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations) "the Soviet Union"

S: (n) political unit, political entity (a unit with political responsibilities)

S: (n) unit, social unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group) "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) Creek Confederacy (a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma)
S: (n) Hanseatic League (a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669)

S: (n) union (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations) "the Soviet Union"

S: (n) confederation, alliance (the act of forming an alliance or confederation)