The political philosophy or system advocating for confederation as a form of government or organization.
From confederation + -ism (a system of belief or practice). The -ism suffix indicates a comprehensive ideology or movement.
Confederationism became a crucial ideology during the Civil War era—some American thinkers argued it was the intended structure, while others saw it as insufficiently powerful to hold a nation together.
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