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confederation

[kuhn-fed-uh-rey-shuhn] / kənˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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"At first blush, this case may not seem momentous," said Koh from the trade union confederation.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

British mariners shipwrecked on Palau some 50 years earlier had helped another confederation, the Koror people, in war with a feuding village.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Such a move would also upset the carefully managed construction of the tournament field by increasing Europe’s participation to 17 teams while taking one spot away from the Asian confederation, which Iran represents.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, adding to the whole aura of professionalism, President Trump also didn’t seem entirely certain it was the head of the Swiss confederation on the call.

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

Until the sickness Massasoit had directly ruled a community of several thousand and held sway over a confederation of as many as twenty thousand.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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