different between confederation vs cooperative

English

Alternative forms

• confœderation (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin confoederatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nf?d???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

confederation (plural confederations)

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

Synonyms

• alliance
• confederacy
• federation
• league

Derived terms

• confederationism
• confederationist

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• co-operative, coöperative, co-öperative

Adjective

cooperative (comparative more cooperative, superlative most cooperative)

1. Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.

2. Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.

3. Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.

Antonyms

• adversarial
• competitive

Related terms

Translations

Noun

cooperative (plural cooperatives)

1. A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

Derived terms

• co-op
• platform cooperative

Translations

Further reading

• cooperative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

cooperative

1. feminine plural of cooperativo

Noun

cooperative f

1. plural of cooperativa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ko.o.pe.ra??ti?.u?e/, [ko?p??ä??t?i?u??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.o.pe.ra?ti.ve/, [k??p????t?i?v?]

Adjective

cooper?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of cooper?t?vus