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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Recent Examples of confederation
Italy’s largest industry confederation, Confindustria, insisted that amid difficult times, geographical diversification is key.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the island nation hopes to be accepted into a regional confederation, such as the Oceania Football Confederation.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
The soccer confederation launched an investigation, but concluded the term Awaziem alleged was not used.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
The champions of the six continental confederations within FIFA, plus the host nation’s league winner.
—Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the island nation hopes to be accepted into a regional confederation, such as the Oceania Football Confederation.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
The soccer confederation launched an investigation, but concluded the term Awaziem alleged was not used.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
The champions of the six continental confederations within FIFA, plus the host nation’s league winner.
—Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederation
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The company operates these systems under contract with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and private property owners.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The players’ association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year agreement in 2020, but the WNBPA voted last eyar to opt out of the agreement early.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Messi and De Paul are on the roster the Argentine soccer federation announced on Monday.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The former captain of the country’s women’s team fled Afghanistan back in 2011 after speaking out against corruption and abuse of power within the country’s soccer federation.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KUOW public radio.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The congregation voted to hand over the deed, property and assets to the Nashville Baptist Association, but with the goal to start over as a replant church in a partnership with Green Hill.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu, meanwhile, stands accused of having repeatedly turned down earlier deals with Hamas to appease extreme elements within his fragile coalition government.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While trying to bridge internal party rifts, Takaichi will need to build a majority coalition and convince voters that changing leaders really matters.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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What started as a small collaboration grew into a global movement, now marked each year by millions who wear pink ribbons, participate in walks, and push for advances in research and early detection.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Featuring a wealth of interviews, Joan Bonfill’s intimate and insightful documentary portrait delves into the mysterious chemistry of creative collaboration.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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For the first half of her tenure, Engelbert seemed to enjoy a positive relationship with the players, securing major corporate partners, working with the union on a collective-bargaining agreement that looked historic at the time, keeping the league afloat during the COVID pandemic.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Also, like Johnson, the station chief had an unusually friendly relationship with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Aside from the amphitheater’s good-natured janitor Beppo (Kim Bodnia), Momo’s most meaningful relationship is her friendship with Gino (Araloyin Oshunremi), a teenager working multiple jobs to help his mother Liliana (Jennifer Amaka Pettersson) support his siblings.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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