as in union
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked
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Recent Examples of confederacy
In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2025
Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Others were composed of city-states or anchored by large nomadic confederacies.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2025
Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Others were composed of city-states or anchored by large nomadic confederacies.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacy
Noun
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The employees are all members of a union local known as University Professional Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Compromise was key, Upshaw always said - although the union often was criticized for being too accommodating.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Present-day Michigan is the ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi, Anishinaabe peoples forming the historic Council of Three Fires alliance, with the Indigenous presence pre-dating European settlements by more than 10,000 years.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In September, the company unveiled an alliance with Sky News, owned by parent Comcast, for international reportage.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Encinitas Library is now the fourth organization to become California Green Business Certified in Encinitas and join the Encinitas Green Business Network, a growing coalition of local organizations committed to sustainable operations and community impact.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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This loose confederation of frenemies had originated not in Dubai but in the Netherlands.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some politicians will be opposed to the confederation from the start.—
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Oct. 2025
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The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of the biggest reasons the Broncos had such high expectations is because of a defense that is as good as any in the league.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick, the Chargers picked up New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Trevor Penning, a 2022 first-round pick who has played left tackle, right tackle and left guard in the league.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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