(confederacies)
A ~ is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
They’ve entered this new ~ because the central government’s been unable to control the collapsing economy.
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(confederacies)
A ~ is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
They’ve entered this new ~ because the central government’s been unable to control the collapsing economy.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012