confederacies

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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Noun
  • Women build communities, launch initiatives, and create coalitions on shoestring budgets while the institutional resources that would let those efforts scale remain largely inaccessible.
    Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Grants will fund coalitions of two or more organizations, such as healthcare providers, local health departments and organizations with experience in food assistance and distribution.
    Kate Gray, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Certainly, many of these organizations are virtuous, tapping different constituencies, and forming alliances to reinforce common interests.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • What’s interesting about the characters in your book is that their ideological alliances are quite fluid, depending on the circumstances.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • The ratification ends this year’s round of negotiations with the above-the-line unions — the DGA, the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA — all of which reached agreements well before their contracts expired, and without the threat of a strike.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The soccer federations of both teams have since complained about the plans, but local organizer Seattle World Cup 26 (SeattleFWC26) has said the celebrations will still go ahead.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Phil McCartney, chief innovation, design and product officer for Nike, said the company worked with athletes, coaches and football federations to understand how uniforms affect the game.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits.
    Dominic Chu, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • His exploits in the Premier League are well-documented too, having 72 goals while staring for Fulham and Tottenham, the most by any American in top-flight European leagues.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
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  • Larger confederations tend to get more representation across the board.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • And day three taught us that the gaps between soccer’s confederations could be narrowing.
    Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 14 June 2026
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“Confederacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacies. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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