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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Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, a Concacaf source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Athletic that the confederation’s position remains unchanged.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Despite three rounds of negotiations by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which typically includes representatives from the government, employers and workers, the meetings were boycotted by Türk-İş, Turkey’s largest labor confederation.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Two teams in the same confederation — the regional groups FIFA splits international teams into — cannot be placed into the same group, except for the European confederation UEFA, which has more teams than there are groups.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, a Concacaf source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Athletic that the confederation’s position remains unchanged.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Despite three rounds of negotiations by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which typically includes representatives from the government, employers and workers, the meetings were boycotted by Türk-İş, Turkey’s largest labor confederation.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
Two teams in the same confederation — the regional groups FIFA splits international teams into — cannot be placed into the same group, except for the European confederation UEFA, which has more teams than there are groups.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Dec. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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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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