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Noun
S:
(n)
alliance
,
confederation
(the state of being allied or confederated)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
confederation
,
confederacy
,
federation
(a union of political organizations)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
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)
organization
,
organisation
(a group of people who work together)
S:
(n)
social group
(people sharing some social relation)
S:
(n)
group
,
grouping
(any number of entities (members) considered as a 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))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
confederation
,
alliance
(the act of forming an alliance or confederation)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
confederate
[Related to:
confederation
] (form a confederation with; of nations)
W:
(v)
confederate
[Related to:
confederation
] (form a group or unite)
"The groups banded together"
W:
(v)
ally
[Related to:
alliance
] (become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage)
"He allied himself with the Communists"