confederation

/kษ™nfษ›dษ™หˆษนeษชสƒษ™n/

IPA: /K AH0 N F EH0 D ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

  2. 2

    The act of forming an alliance.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confederation