sovereignty association

noun

1. (in Canada) a proposed arrangement by which Quebec would become independent but would maintain a formal association with Canada

Example Sentences

The PQ government had so confused the electorate that a quarter of francophones believed that they'd still be sending MPs to Ottawa as part of "Sovereignty Association".

From New York Times

They want not total independence but what they call "sovereignty- association."

From Time Magazine Archive

They had voted non in a referendum that would have given him authority to negotiate a new form of "sovereignty association" with the rest of Canada.

From Time Magazine Archive