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That would work... sort of. I didn't think of that. A part of me REALLY wants to do that.

The lines between a Confederation and a Federation are kind'a mulled. But the distinction is important in the U.S. because the U.S.A. has what we'd consider a Federal government. A confederacy is a group of independent states that work together (like the Iroquois nation or the North German Confederacy); a federation implies more centralization and less independence for the member states.

If nothing else comes up, that's what I'll roll with, but a confederacy is different enough from a federation that I'm a bit wary of running with that.
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You could make it a Union then.
Also, name doesn't really make or break your government. The Holy Roman Empire was basically a confederation despite its name.

EDIT: You don't nessicarily need them to be a certain name. You could have them be something like Tribal Guard or hell, go back to native american roots and call them Braves.
I'm willing to help if need be for names and military units, I rather enjoy doing that sort of stuff ^^