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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
Another would be to partition the country to some degree and establish a confederacy of sorts to replace central rule from Damascus.
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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
It’s believed by many that this five-nation confederacy, considered by many to be North America’s oldest living democracy, was formed during a total (or near total) solar eclipse, and marked the beginning of peace among the nations.
—Wendy O'Dea, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The Oglala Lakota people on Pine Ridge are part of an ancient confederacy called the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, whose members speak three dialects of the same language with seven bands spread across reservations primarily in North and South Dakota.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
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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
It’s believed by many that this five-nation confederacy, considered by many to be North America’s oldest living democracy, was formed during a total (or near total) solar eclipse, and marked the beginning of peace among the nations.
—Wendy O'Dea, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The Oglala Lakota people on Pine Ridge are part of an ancient confederacy called the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, whose members speak three dialects of the same language with seven bands spread across reservations primarily in North and South Dakota.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacy
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Chord Energy said the workers aren’t represented by a union.Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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She was endorsed by the IPS teacher’s union, as was Impink for the District 4 seat.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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If confirmed, Hegseth would face a daunting array of global crises, from the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and the expanding alliance between Russia and North Korea to the growing competition with China.Tara Copp, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The relationship between Musk and Trump has been rocky over the years, despite their recent alliance.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In October last year, the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and a coalition of opposition parties agreed to terms for free and fair elections in what was known as the Barbados Agreement.Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Netanyahu has struggled to maintain a hold over his fragile, right-wing governing coalition and its muddle of competing interests, whose collapse could spell the end of his leadership.Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Women remain underrepresented at the European confederation UEFA.Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The member states in a confederation usually possess independent international personalities.Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
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By the time the World Cup came around less than a year later, eight of the 15 players had decided to come back, but tensions between the national team players and the federation were already high.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Because not everyone observes the holiday, the federation calculates that the typical person celebrating will spend $104 on Halloween.Jay L. Zagorsky / The Conversation, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Cavaliers, the lone remaining undefeated team in the league, completely dominated Golden State, who never led in the contest.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Dobbins also spied Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, one of the league’s best passers, a player whose arm needed the assistance of others’ legs to fully succeed.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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