confederation
noun
con·fed·er·a·tion
kən-ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən 
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2
: league
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Examples of confederation in a Sentence
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Sure the Euros, the quadrennial championship for FIFA’s 55-member European confederation, is difficult.
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Advertisement Sure the Euros, the quadrennial championship for FIFA’s 55-member European confederation, is difficult.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Meanwhile, Libya saw authorities create a union monopoly under a national confederation run by the country’s government.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Among them, 10 teams represent the Conmebol and six represent the northern confederation, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).
—Luisa Calle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Advertisement Sure the Euros, the quadrennial championship for FIFA’s 55-member European confederation, is difficult.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Meanwhile, Libya saw authorities create a union monopoly under a national confederation run by the country’s government.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Among them, 10 teams represent the Conmebol and six represent the northern confederation, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).
—Luisa Calle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for confederation
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confederation
noun
con·fed·er·a·tion
kən-ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2
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