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Noun
S:
(n)
alliance
,
confederation
(the state of being allied or confederated)
direct hypernym
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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"
S:
(n)
confederation
,
confederacy
,
federation
(a union of political organizations)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
union
(a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations)
"the Soviet Union"
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
confederation
,
alliance
(the act of forming an alliance or confederation)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
group action
(action taken by a group of people)
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"