confederation

noun

1. A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
2. The act of forming an alliance.

name

1. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, initially New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
2. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, initially New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
3. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
4. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.