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as in confederacies
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 associations
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 confederations
There can be only up to two European teams per group and only one team per group from each of the remaining five continental confederations under FIFA.
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Rafael Nam, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
Likewise the Umuchu, and the Isuochi and Nneato of Okigwe in present-day Nigeria, formed defensive confederations to pool their resources.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
This applies to all confederations except UEFA, which is represented by 16 teams.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The other confederations with the largest representation are Africa, which has already qualified nine, the Asian confederation with eight, and six apiece for South America and the confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Rafael Nam, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
Likewise the Umuchu, and the Isuochi and Nneato of Okigwe in present-day Nigeria, formed defensive confederations to pool their resources.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
This applies to all confederations except UEFA, which is represented by 16 teams.
—Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The other confederations with the largest representation are Africa, which has already qualified nine, the Asian confederation with eight, and six apiece for South America and the confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederations
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The statue, titled ‘One Riot, One Ranger,’ previously stood at Dallas Love Field for decades before being removed in 2020 amid scrutiny of its historical associations.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Leagues and players’ associations negotiate workplace rules, and those agreements are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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This suggestion came barely a week after the men’s version of the competition concluded in chaos, leading to charges by CAF against the football federations of Morocco and Senegal.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those federations will decide how to distribute them to their most loyal fans who attended previous games.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Skyline Media represents more than 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles and distributes content across more than 50 countries through upward of 130 partnerships worldwide.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2026
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Paugh also noted how Williams has gone beyond traditional logo placement with its business-to-business partnerships and deepened those relationships.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Across the country, women are building bipartisan coalitions and filing litigation to challenge unlawful barriers.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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But a general election that includes voices from across the spectrum and encourages candidates to build coalitions and draw support from everyone?—
Tom Charron,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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And so part of my strategy was making alliances with people on that New Wave scene who just seemed so wild and crazy.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Many of the company’s efforts have relied on crafting alliances with personalities who haven’t resided under the Fox umbrella.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Co-produced by Nico Cotton and Juanes himself, JuanesTeban features an array of musicians for unique collaborations.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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Plans for a sequel are already underway, along with further collaborations including global ocean trusts, bridging the gap between meaningful topics and down-to-earth eco-conscious actions.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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LaFayette later trained Black youth to become leaders in the Chicago Freedom Movement and helped organize tenant unions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Combining the news-gathering operation stateside will be trickier, as CBS News has employees and vendors that operate under contracts with the Writers Guild of America East, SAG-AFTRA and other unions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confederations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederations. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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