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
  • And evolving coalitions of philanthropic groups, businesses, and individual citizens are stepping up to meet the need.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
  • Right-of-center justices formed coalitions Roman Martinez, a partner at Latham & Watkins who has argued 16 cases before the justices, said there’s no question the court is highly polarized, especially on the far right and left sides.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of coalitions
Noun
  • The second season continues a very slow build as both sides navigate alliances and shore up their power, though the Battle of Rook’s Rest gives us our first real dragon battle.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • But Canada and Japan are only two countries in a world seeking to form similar alliances to break free from China.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • The mandate was delayed following pushback from workers and their unions, which continue to oppose and demonstrate against the order.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Along with other unions, Bates’ group has long called for Britain’s government to introduce a maximum workplace temperature.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of unions
Noun
  • That raises the prospect of sporting federations allowing Russian athletes to compete in some Olympic sports while bans or restrictions remain in others.
    — Charles Maynes, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • But Russian athletes in some sports, most notably track and field, will still likely be prevented from competing because of international sports federations’ policies regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Definition of federations
Noun
  • The cost of broadcasting the NFL, MLB and NBA games climbs, which has prompted media players to create their own leagues.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Fields said that players’ compensation would be competitive with the NBA and other international leagues, with equity part of the pitch.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of leagues
Noun
  • So far, there has been a healthy spread of power across the confederations.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Larger confederations tend to get more representation across the board.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
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