A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
An alliance.
Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.