confederation

noun

con·​fed·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce confederation (audio)
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for confederation

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of confederation was in the 15th century

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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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confederation

noun
con·​fed·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce confederation (audio)
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2

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