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confederacy

/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/

Meanings
noun
An alliance.

Examples :

"The students formed a confederacy to advocate for healthier lunch options in the school cafeteria. "
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noun
A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.

Examples :

"The student clubs formed a confederacy, where each club retained full control over its own activities but delegated the responsibility of coordinating events to a central student council. "
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Related Words

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

Illustration healthier

healthier adjective

/ˈhɛlθiər/ /ˈhɛlθijər/

Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

"He was father to three healthy kids."

Illustration governments

governments noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənts/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"Governments provide essential services like healthcare and education to their citizens. "

Illustration federation

federation noun

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪʃn̩/

Act of joining together into a single political entity.

"It is 106 years since federation."

Illustration constituent

constituent noun

/kənˈstɪtʃuənt/ /kənˈstɪtʃuəntl̩/

A part, or component of a whole

"A key constituent of a good cake is flour. "

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration coordinating

coordinating verb

/koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ/ /koʊˈɔːrdɪˌneɪtɪŋ/

To synchronize (activities).

"I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate."

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

Illustration indigenous

indigenous adjective

/ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

"The Australian Aboriginal people are the indigenous inhabitants of the continent. "

Illustration confederacies

confederacies noun

/kənˈfedərəsiz/

An alliance.

"The small businesses formed confederacies to compete with the large corporations. "

Illustration decentralized

decentralized verb

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪzd/

To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

"The company decentralized its operations by opening regional offices in several different cities, rather than having everything managed from headquarters. "