confederacies
- plural of confederacy.
Example Sentences
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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
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
We have now to consider those Indian tribes and confederacies, which at the close of the Revolutionary war, inhabited the northwest territory.
From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Barce, Elmore
