CONFEDERACY
11 letters
22 Scrabble points
/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/
Definition of CONFEDERACY
noun
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An alliance.
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A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
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Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
"The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies. There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux."
Source: Wiktionary
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
22 points