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
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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Take Zheng Yi Sao for example, the most successful pirate in history who at the height of her power had a confederation of 70,000 pirates under her command.
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Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Swedish industry has some 30,000 employees and a turnover of 2.6 billion euros, 80 percent of which is from export, with the most important markets being the European Union, Norway and the U.S. Annual figures were compiled by TMF, Sweden’s confederation for the furniture and woodworks industry.
—Anders Modig Davin, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
OpenAI released its latest GPT o1 last September,right as Musk’s confederation with Trump was coming into its own.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Since 2013 the government has negotiated pacts with some of the country’s largest gangs, including a gang confederation led by the infamous El Koki in Caracas and the Belén gang in the state of Miranda.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Swedish industry has some 30,000 employees and a turnover of 2.6 billion euros, 80 percent of which is from export, with the most important markets being the European Union, Norway and the U.S. Annual figures were compiled by TMF, Sweden’s confederation for the furniture and woodworks industry.
—Anders Modig Davin, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
OpenAI released its latest GPT o1 last September,right as Musk’s confederation with Trump was coming into its own.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Since 2013 the government has negotiated pacts with some of the country’s largest gangs, including a gang confederation led by the infamous El Koki in Caracas and the Belén gang in the state of Miranda.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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