confederacy
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Athens emerged as the head of the Delian League, a confederacy of cities located along the Anatolian coast and on islands in the Aegean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In the confederacy, Georgia enacted a similar 15-day grace period, while Florida law provided an extra 20 days.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Known as “Lament for Confederation,” it was a landmark moment in First Nations history, calling out the meaning of the confederacy and the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
But without some agreed-upon mechanism for determining whether such a violation has happened, there is effectively no difference between Radan’s version and the "mere confederacy during pleasure" Story describes.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023
“Secession means the Southerners are breaking away, or seceding, from our present Union of thirty-three states to form their own confederacy of sorts.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing confederacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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Iroquois Constitution
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