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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Recent Examples of confederation
In previous years, the Club World Cup was a relatively small affair featuring the champions of each confederation's tournament plus a host representative.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
With 32 teams from all six FIFA confederations playing a monthlong tournament at 12 venues across the U.S., the Club World Cup is something of a trial run for the real thing next summer.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The tournament will now be held biannually, instead of every four years, and the confederation has also introduced South American qualifiers as a pathway for teams into future World Cups.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
With 32 teams from all six FIFA confederations playing a monthlong tournament at 12 venues across the U.S., the Club World Cup is something of a trial run for the real thing next summer.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The tournament will now be held biannually, instead of every four years, and the confederation has also introduced South American qualifiers as a pathway for teams into future World Cups.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederation
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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The practice doesn’t work: Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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So long as the kids are unaccounted for, our minds are free to make whatever associations might arise.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Aug. 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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The new live album marks Radiohead’s first activity since forming a new business entity—a limited liability partnership (LLP)—this March, etching a faint question mark beside their dormant status.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
13 Aug. 2025
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Her insight that women athletes were undervalued and over-talented led to partnerships that now look like precedent.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Biden and his administration also worked closely with America’s allies and partners to form an international coalition to support Ukraine.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
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 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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From 1975 to the present day, Ruf Automobile has had a symbiotic relationship with Porsche—until the past few years, Ruf used Porsche bodies in white as canvases to reflect his vision of performance and design.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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In 2009, a Supreme Court decision in Boyle v. United States specified that such an enterprise must have at least three structural attributes: purpose, established relationships among those associated with the group, and longevity.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
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 most successful strategic alliances in business, academia and other areas tend to be rooted in a shared goal and clear purpose.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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