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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
  • Similarly to De Soto, residents in Emporia, El Dorado, Ottawa, Osawatomie and Edgerton have formed their own coalitions and circulated petitions to ban data centers in their respective communities.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of coalitions
Noun
  • With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties, splitting constituencies and forging unexpected alliances.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Technology leaders are forming alliances over the issue, while lawmakers are deciding how to respond.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • Some unions have also come out in opposition, saying other areas of state spending should be priorities too.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The big Amendment 3 news this week was in suburban Orlando where sheriffs, police, fire chiefs and unions all forcefully called for defeat of Amendment 3.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of unions
Noun
  • Many countries’ national federations, including the United States’, broke with the IBA and set up their own rival international body.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The federations suggest accelerating the Deemed Importer approach, which is set to take effect in July 2028.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of federations
Noun
  • At times, Kalshi used the marks of other soccer leagues outside of Mexico instead of generic depictions.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Rheaume, 20, is the first woman to play in one of the four major pro sports leagues.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of leagues
Noun
  • Major European and other confederations accuse Infantino of deception, undermining integrity.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The fallout from that controversial attempt has divided the soccer landscape, with continental confederations and individual national associations all split on whether a change in FIFA leadership is needed.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of confederations
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“Confederacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacies. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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