Thesaurus results for CONFEDERACY

confederacy

noun

kən-ˈfe-d(ə-)rə-sē

Definition of confederacy

as in union

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 confederacy Speakers said the spot was once the temple of the confederacy and became holy ground of the civil rights movement. — Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 Frey, a seventh-generation basket maker, joins a long line of Wabanaki people (his tribe, the Passamaquoddy, is part of this larger confederacy) to practice the age-old craft. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026 However, a pro-Union group headed toward Arizona to stop this forward movement of the confederacy. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026 The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confederacy

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Steinmetz, of the firefighters union, reminded committee members that a total of 25 people died in the 1993 Paxton Hotel fire and the 2003 Cook County Administration Building fire, partly because of a lack of usable fire exits.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Hawthorne noted that a schedule of door-to-door canvassing had been distributed throughout the union hall.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of union

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Trump also has been highly critical of NATO, arguing that European countries aren’t spending enough money on the military and thus aren’t paying their fair share of the alliance’s mutual defense.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Yet there is no pan-European alliance of the far right, in part because these parties champion their own national interests.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

If the AfD doesn’t get an absolute majority in Sunday’s elections, all other parties could form a ragtag coalition to shut it out of power in the state.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
On Friday evening, Meloni's coalition government, which took office in October 2022, held a rally in the port city of Bari to mark its becoming Italy's longest-serving cabinet since World War II.

— Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of coalition

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Kushner and Thrive have now been thrust into what may be a prolonged fight between FIFA and UEFA, the European confederation representing 55 member associations.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
The Brazilian confederation added that the EU failed to consider the rigor of Brazil’s health inspection system and needed to make amends for such a trade imbalance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of confederation

Noun

FederlegnoArredo, the Italian federation of woodworking and furniture, drafted its latest leader from the bath industry.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
The federation’s decision met with backlash from some of France’s most notable basketball players, including four-time NBA champion and former national team point guard Tony Parker and current NBA player Nicolas Batum.

— Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of federation

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According to the department, Ramos was a volunteer youth leader at a local church from 2020 to 2023 and an assistant coach for a youth football league from 2022 to 2024.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Founded in 2018, the PLL’s most recent funding round valued the league at more than $500 million, according to press reports.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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