Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who believes in confederation, with preservation of the autonomy of each component group, as a form of social or political organization.

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  • noun A member of a confederation.

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Examples

  • But it rejected as "confederalist" the rival Inkatha Freedom

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • The technical committee will, as a result, for the first time deal in detail with the one-phase federalist transition model as favoured by most Cosag members, as well as the CP's confederalist constitutional model.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • The confederalist CP had to be asked why it was in alliance with the IFP, which roundly denied being confederalist and insisted on its federal policies, Dr Zach de Beer (DP Parktown) said on

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • The ANC's reaffirmation of its commitment to a unitary state will put it on a collision course with the confederalist camp when multi-party democracy talks resume on April 1 and 2 after a

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

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