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
Noun
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San Antonio teacher and union member Dior Edison said Abbott's voucher plan would take money from public schools.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The other 25% will be funneled into a fund controlled by both SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP trustees to be distributed among the rest of the union’s members.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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Trump has long been doubtful of the mutual defense alliance.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
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These collaborations are less about marketing alliances and more about spanning fundamental physics gaps that no single company can bridge.—
Sundeep Bajikar,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, Meloni and a hardcore group of former Seagulls bolted from Berlusconi’s coalition.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
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The reality that this confederation was not effective enough led to a second effort, this time successful.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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In previous years, the Club World Cup was a relatively small affair featuring the champions of each confederation's tournament plus a host representative.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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The federation did not schedule any friendlies for the Super Falcons between November and June, a month before WAFCON kicked off.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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As of early July, two-thirds (67%) of back-to-school shoppers had already started purchasing items for the upcoming school year, up 55% from 2024 and the highest early shopping rate since the federation began tracking the trend in 2018.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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For the second year in a row, the league took a break from its season-long event structure and held a winner-take-all tournament that harkens back to its roots as a league.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The team looked into Alexander, but never made an offer to the Charlotte native, a league source told The Observer in June.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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