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consociation n

(uncountable) Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this. (uncountable) Intimate companionship or fellowship; (countable) an instance of this. (countable, Christianity) A confederation of Christian churches or organizations. (US, Congregationalism, specifically) A voluntary, permanent council made up of representatives of neighbouring Congregational churches for mutual advice and co-operation in ecclesiastical matters; also, a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united. (countable, ecology) A subdivision of an association, made up chiefly of organisms of a single species. (countable, politics) A power-sharing arrangement over territory entered into by competing groups. (countable, obsolete) An alliance; a confederation.

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