confederation

noun

con·​fed·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌfe-də-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce confederation (audio)
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
Recent Examples on the Web And with a spot in the confederation’s title game at stake, both teams — as well as the sport — deserved better. Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 New Zealand cruised through the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament yet again to book their berth as the only participants from the confederation. Neel Shelat, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 The letter was sent on January 31 to FIFA, all 211 national member associations and the six regional confederations, including European governing body UEFA. Caroline Faraj, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 The letter has been sent to all 211 soccer federations and six regional confederations including the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which commenced its UEFA Congress gathering in Paris on Thursday. TIME, 8 Feb. 2024 The committee was faced with three choices: a unitary state in which the Jews would be dominated, a federated state or confederation, which is what India and Iran and Yugoslavia wanted, or partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024 The Brazilian soccer confederation, known as the CBF, did not immediately confirm the appointment. Mauricio Savarese, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024 Those in favor of a one-state solution or a confederation fell by seven points combined. Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2023 As for the Gold Cup final, this will be third time since 2005 that Panama has played in the confederation championship game. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confederation was in the 15th century

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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confederation. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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confederation

noun
con·​fed·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌfed-ə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce confederation (audio)
1
: an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
2
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