confederated
Example Sentences
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Gorbachev, who struggled to form even a loosely confederated union out of the fifteen Soviet republics, blamed Yeltsin and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus for plotting illegally to dissolve the bloc.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2016
The request sought individual aid for affected Okanogan County residents and members of the Colville confederated tribes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2014
President Barack Obama has approved federal assistance for Okanogan County and the Colville confederated tribes to help repair or replace public infrastructure lost in this summer’s wildfires.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2014
It was issued the year before the Constitutional Convention that would send the confederated former colonies into the epic called the United States of America.
From Forbes ● Aug. 18, 2014
After some successes the confederated forces were defeated, and the Protestants lost all that they had acquired since the peace of Augsburg.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger
