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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The tournament will now be held biannually, instead of every four years, and the confederation has also introduced South American qualifiers as a pathway for teams into future World Cups.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Bayern, Benfica, and Boca all qualified via the rankings system, which is used to top up the tournament to 32 teams once all the teams qualifying via the main route of winning their confederation’s top club competition have been decided.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Meanwhile, the confederation told G1 that the business responsible for the hot air balloon rides was previously shut down.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Bayern, Benfica, and Boca all qualified via the rankings system, which is used to top up the tournament to 32 teams once all the teams qualifying via the main route of winning their confederation’s top club competition have been decided.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Meanwhile, the confederation told G1 that the business responsible for the hot air balloon rides was previously shut down.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for confederation
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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