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
The constitution of this confederacy served as the basis for the U.S. Constitution.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
At this early stage, stakeholders that include the Plaza District Council — a confederacy of residents and businesses working to maintain the vitality of the Plaza and its surrounding neighborhoods — see the new ownership as providing fresh hope.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
Another would be to partition the country to some degree and establish a confederacy of sorts to replace central rule from Damascus.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
Instead, Cortés wandered into a collection of city states, three of them joined in a powerful confederacy, the Triple Alliance.
—Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
At this early stage, stakeholders that include the Plaza District Council — a confederacy of residents and businesses working to maintain the vitality of the Plaza and its surrounding neighborhoods — see the new ownership as providing fresh hope.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
Another would be to partition the country to some degree and establish a confederacy of sorts to replace central rule from Damascus.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
Instead, Cortés wandered into a collection of city states, three of them joined in a powerful confederacy, the Triple Alliance.
—Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacy
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The same week as Microsoft’s announcement, the American Federation of Teachers, one of the country’s largest teachers unions, announced a $23 million partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Aug. 2025
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The ruling in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the unions did not show how they would be injured by the Department of Government Efficiency accessing federal agencies' computer systems.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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Concerns about Russian aggression had contributed to decisions by European governments and the NATO military alliance to drastically hike their defense budgets, benefiting security companies operating in the region .—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The alliance works with several organizations, including Save the Elephants, The Nature Conservancy, Northern Rangelands Trust, Kenya Wildlife Service and Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The event and its scale is being made possible by Dr. Kim’s coalition building skills within and beyond the Korean community, plus a quarter million dollars of personal investment and crowdsourced donations devoted to rent the space.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Drucilla Tigner, the executive director of statewide coalition Texas For All, said in a news release that the fight extends far past Texas.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The nation’s largest industry confederation, Confindustria, insisted that amid difficult times, geographical diversification is key.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
29 July 2025
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The soccer confederation launched an investigation, but concluded the term Awaziem alleged was not used.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
18 July 2025
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Many schools are likely to employ these would-be teachers: The federation is helping to find teachers at eight Reform and Conservative synagogues that are participating in the program, said Judy Levenson, the federation’s development director.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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While some American federations such as USATF and USA Swimming follow rules set by their international counterparts, many others don’t.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Under the new kickoff format designed to lessen the chance of big hits, there were 332 more kickoff returns in 2024 than in 2023, when the league recorded the lowest return rate in its history, but 64% of kickoffs still ended in touchbacks and thus were not returned.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The league cited a warning from the FDA released last year, informing consumers that smelling salts — often marketed to increase alertness and energy — have not been proven to be safe or effective for that purpose.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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