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confederation

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


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John Foster, from the Confederation of British Industry, which represents businesses, welcomed the pilot, saying the current system "fails employers, workers, and the economy".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The Confederation for British Industry's chief executive Rain Newton-Smith said it was "a significant step" and showed the government had been listening.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

On Monday, Japan’s largest labor union group—the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, also known as Rengo—is scheduled to release preliminary results from the annual ‘shunto’ wage negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He signed the Articles of Confederation in 1777, befriended Hamilton, and served as his top Treasury assistant.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

His knights were to fight, not against gallowglasses, but against the knights of the Gaelic Confederation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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