con·so·ci·a·tion (k n-s  sh -  shn)n. 1. Friendly or cooperative association, as between groups or organizations. 2. Ecology A subdivision of an association having one dominant species of plant. 3. A political arrangement in which various groups, such as ethnic or racial populations within a country or region, share power according to an agreed formula or mechanism. con·so ci·ation·al adj. |
Consociation a confederation of churches or religious bodies; an alliance or confederation.
Examples: consociation of acts of providence, 1645; of churches, 1646; of many of the worst acts, 1649; of good spirits, 1656; of tribes for plunder or defence, 1804.
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