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Among township societies such as the Iroquois, groups of towns joined to form political confederacies.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In the founding fathers' day, the possible confederacies most spoken of were the four Eastern states, the four "middle" states and the five Southern states.

From Salon • May 10, 2020

Without Napoleon Europe could have remained some rough confederacies of fiefdoms, each forever squabbling, no unified Germany or Italy, Russia too big to succeed fractures into more manageable regions, etc.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017

The Chinese empire believed itself to be the sole legitimate political entity, while to its north and west tribal confederacies fought each other with glee.

From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2016

The alliance under the lead of William III. barely sustained itself against Louis XIV., though William was the ablest statesman in Europe, and had been trained in the tactics of confederacies from his cradle.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various