confederacies

noun

plural of confederacy
as in coalitions
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacies
  1. coalitions
  2. alliances
  3. unions
  4. federations
  5. leagues
  6. confederations
Noun
  • Their goal is to create one million jobs and halve recidivism by building coalitions in 30 cities.
    — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • For a long time, such coalitions tended to pull tepid critics of Israel towards public support for the ethnostate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of coalitions
Noun
  • The presence of dozens of international artists and filmmakers who joined us in Jerusalem this year is an acknowledgment that true exchange happens between individuals, regardless of their nationalities, alliances, or sociological identities.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • While American and other airlines rely on alliances and partnerships to expand reach, United is flying a lot of that itself.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • Credit unions do not need to imitate fintech companies to succeed.
    — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • California state workers returned to offices four days a week under Newsom’s return-to-office order that took effect earlier this month, but unions say the fight for telework isn’t over.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of unions
Noun
  • Konigsberg cautioned that neither FIFA’s contractual arrangements with national federations nor Spain’s agreements with its players are fully transparent.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • At the global stage, the latest survey from the Sport Integrity Global Alliance, found that in its 30 international federations, women now occupy 32% of executive positions, which is a significant rise from 18% in 2018.
    — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of federations
Noun
  • Other parts of the world have their own football leagues as well.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • As European leagues have gained popularity through hit Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso and Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s high-profile ownership of Welsh club Wrexham, even more billionaires are hoping to get in on the action.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of leagues
Noun
  • The consultant then observed that three confederations — those in Africa, Asia and South America — announced their unanimous support for Infantino at FIFA’s last congress in Vancouver, Canada, at the end of April.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Larger confederations tend to get more representation across the board.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
Definition of confederations
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