'Articles of Confederation' definitions:
Definition of 'Articles of Confederation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
Definition of 'Articles of confederation'
From: GCIDE
- Confederation \Con*fed`er*a"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf['e]d['e]ration.]
- 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. [1913 Webster]
- The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. [1913 Webster]
- Articles of confederation. See under Article. [1913 Webster]