ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

written agreement (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)

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