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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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This can be achieved through financial collaborations and the formation of merchants associations, Brady said.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brands cross borders more freely than political iconography, and arrive with preloaded emotional associations.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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As such, the football federations representing both Egypt and Iran have publicly objected to any Pride celebrations around the match.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Lenovo came out all guns blazing at CES 2026, using its biggest global stage yet to signal major leaps across devices, AI, and partnerships.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the Protein Milk, a series of limited-edition merchandise drops and partnerships launched today.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Restorative coalitions also have an impact on services that require trauma recognition, report and intervention.—
Connye Griffin,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Policies enacted without durable organization, broad working-class coalitions, and a political economy that strengthens working-class power will not survive.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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From his perspective, this sourcing capability reflects the company’s ongoing relationships with sellers across its network.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the deeper ways relationships and systems link together could shed some interesting light.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, mayors and city leaders formed powerful alliances to sell voters on investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the National Western Complex, and voters typically responded with generosity.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Players making off-island alliances with other potential returnees before leaving for Fiji is strictly forbidden.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bowie enjoyed fruitful collaborations with a number of other rock and roll luminaries, like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.—
Alex Heigl,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Lululemon has shifted from its historically sleek and highly functional aesthetic toward louder branding and collaborations, such as with Disney, that are not aligned with the core customer.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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All three unions have expressed concern that ZIM would exchange hands to a foreign entity.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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State workers and their unions have vowed to keep up the fight this year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confederations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederations. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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