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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacy
Noun
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The members of my union, 1199SEIU, provide care to tens of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries every day.—
George Gresham,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The new filing in San Francisco federal court was amended on Sunday after being filed first on Wednesday by a group of unions representing federal workers against OPM and acting OPM director Charles Ezell.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The remarks come as Warner Bros. Discovery enters the last few months of a decades-long alliance with the National Basketball Association.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Another headwind for ocean freight pricing this year is a major change in the ocean shipper alliance structure.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has promised to withdraw from the government coalition if Israel does not return to war in Gaza when the current ceasefire expires on March 1.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Meloni spearheads the nationalist Brothers of Italy party, as well as the hard-right coalition voted into power in 2022.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
18 Feb. 2025
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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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This period saw the rise of powerful tribal confederations and complex societies, which eventually came into contact with the expanding Roman Empire, leading to their eventual subjugation.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The three other former Spanish federation members accused of coercion — former women’s team coach Jorge Vilda, sports director of the men’s team Albert Luque and head of marketing Ruben Rivera — also were cleared.—
Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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This week, one of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got stranger still; Amanda Anisimova and Joao Fonseca achieved tennis milestones; Diego Schwartzman retired from the sport and Chile’s tennis federation challenged the ITF over the Zizou Bergs vs. Cristian Garin incident at the Davis Cup.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With the league set to send its best to Milan next year, the Four Nations Face-off served as a sort of appetizer for that tournament, a preview of what’s to come when the top players in the world put on their country’s uniforms in the Olympics.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lionel Messi will remain the league’s most recognizable face, as has been the case everywhere he’s played, but there are many fascinating plotlines that’ll play out beyond South Florida.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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