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
  • Over the six episodes, alliances shift, egos clash, and pressure builds as the group shrinks.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After Washington rebuffed calls to strike Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia is pursuing new maritime and defense alliances.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • The unions cited concerns including job security, affordable health care, and wages that meet New York City’s inflated cost of living.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Geffray is scheduled to meet with teachers’ unions, student representatives and parents’ groups on Friday.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of unions
Noun
  • The 211 national federations were offered $20 million each to approve the creation of the FIFA Forward Enterprise subsidiary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 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
  • Additionally, the Royals also reassigned Melissa Lambert to the minor leagues.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The rulings highlight that leagues and their business partners have discretion in their dealings, including when their relationship might limit competition in the marketplace.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 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 8 Oct. 2026.

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