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
Even in contemporary political and intellectual discourse, there remains an attachment to a particular stupid southern conservatism, the ideocratic confederacy.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confederacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederacy
Noun
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Driver unions have pushed back against the asymmetry of information this model creates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The coalition is composed of a variety of groups ranging from tenant unions to local advocates for racial justice.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Both in Beijing and Washington, everything that one of the countries does is treated as proof of its aggressive intentions against the other, from strategic posture, to naval policies, to alliances and friendships, to trade policy and technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Most alliance announcements describe co-selling arrangements and joint go-to-market motions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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There’s an important distinction between electric bicycles and electric motorcycles, said Matt Moore, general counsel for PeopleforBikes, a national cycling coalition.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Buzz Powell, technical director at the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, a coalition of national industry groups, said asphalt is more versatile and designed to handle heavy traffic better than some of the newer alternatives, and that any new pavement may need repairs eventually.—
Aya Diab,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Anishinaabe people dreamed of a confederation in the Great Lakes, rising like a white mountain, one that reached back to precolonial days but also looked forward to a modern and united Indigenous people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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América was simply stunning in their confederation campaign.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Garrincha was characterised as childish and moronic in psychological tests commissioned by the Brazilian federation before that tournament in Sweden and was then left out of their first two games.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Rather than functioning as a loose federation of agencies, Omnicom is increasingly coordinating capabilities across the organization, enabling more seamless delivery of services to global clients.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Seattle has given up 11 goals this season, tied with Nashville — the points leader in all of MLS with 33 — for the fewest in the league.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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So the Dreamers have made an effort to be fixtures at local little leagues in places like Maitland, Azalea Park and Oviedo, as well as other community events.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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“Confederacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederacy. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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