confederation
noun
con·fed·er·a·tion
kən-ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2
: league
Examples of confederation in a Sentence
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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At European soccer governing body UEFA’s Congress in Stockholm in April 2002, Kazakhstan was admitted as the confederation’s 52nd member after leaving the Asian Football Confederation the previous year.
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Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
To imagine Palestinians and Israelis living in relative peace in their own states, or under some sort of confederation, seems impossible today.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
His already held the confederation’s qualifying scoring record, with his Thursday brace taking his overall tally to 34.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Italy’s largest industry confederation, Confindustria, insisted that amid difficult times, geographical diversification is key.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
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Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
To imagine Palestinians and Israelis living in relative peace in their own states, or under some sort of confederation, seems impossible today.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
His already held the confederation’s qualifying scoring record, with his Thursday brace taking his overall tally to 34.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Italy’s largest industry confederation, Confindustria, insisted that amid difficult times, geographical diversification is key.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confederation
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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confederation
noun
con·fed·er·a·tion
kən-ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2
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