confederacy
noun
an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
confederacies
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pluralof confederacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Madison carefully prepared for the convention with thorough research in classical political theory, the history of ancient republics and confederacies, and the current politics of the states.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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
However, much of the land in the American British Empire remained under the control of powerful native confederacies, which made any claims of British mastery beyond the Atlantic coastal settlements hollow.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Are we then to see again Athenian and Lacedemonian confederacies?
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
