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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The two holidays are ideologically opposed: Canada Day celebrates the country’s 1867 confederation under British law, while July Fourth celebrates a violent revolution against the crown.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Can clubs from the same confederation play each other?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Nilsson had to resign as head of the Swedish sports confederation, but remained on the UEFA executive committee.
—Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Can clubs from the same confederation play each other?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Nilsson had to resign as head of the Swedish sports confederation, but remained on the UEFA executive committee.
—Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 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 11 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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