confederal
/kənˈfɛdərəl/
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- Relating to a confederation, where separate states or groups join together under a central authority while keeping some independence.
- The treaty created a confederal arrangement among the three nations.
- The confederal system allows each state to keep its own laws while sharing a common government.
- Historians study the confederal structure of the early United States under the Articles of Confederation.
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