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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These include issues of inequality in a global game, FIFA’s claims that the Club World Cup involves the world’s best teams, and the organisation of soccer in the Oceania region, where its strongest nation, Australia, moved to the Asian confederation in 2006.
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Ceferin, as a confederation president and FIFA Council vice-president, is eligible to receive a net annual compensation of $300,000.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, the last Women’s World Cup was the first in which teams from all six FIFA confederations won at least one game and the first in which teams from five confederations reached the knockout stage.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Inter Miami are scheduled to play Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday after regional confederation Concacaf already delayed the match by a day.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Ceferin, as a confederation president and FIFA Council vice-president, is eligible to receive a net annual compensation of $300,000.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, the last Women’s World Cup was the first in which teams from all six FIFA confederations won at least one game and the first in which teams from five confederations reached the knockout stage.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Inter Miami are scheduled to play Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday after regional confederation Concacaf already delayed the match by a day.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 9 Jul. 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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