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
  • All that cash keeps many of FIFA’s member federations running, and Infantino justifies his nonprofit’s relentless commercial pursuits on the basis that the proceeds go toward growing the game globally.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • De la Fuente and Scaloni are products of their respective national federations, managing sides at youth level and helping to establish an identity in playing that transcends individual games and approaches.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of federations
Noun
  • Cape Verde’s squad was drawn largely from solid professionals scattered across the top flights of smaller and mid-ranking European and Middle Eastern leagues—Portugal, Cyprus, Turkey, Bulgaria and beyond.
    — André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Asian athletes have made inroads into European football leagues.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 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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