Confunction and Confederation

noun

• The state of being allied or confederated.
  • synonyms: alliance
• A union of political organizations.
  • synonyms: confederacy, federation
• The act of forming an alliance or confederation.
  • synonyms: alliance

• (n.) The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy.
• (n.) The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations or states.