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confederated

/kənˈfedəˌreɪtɪd/ /kənˈfedəˌreɪɾɪd/

Meanings
verb
To combine in a confederacy.

Examples :

"The independent soccer clubs confederated to form a regional league. "
politics government state history organization

Related Words

Illustration clubs

clubs noun

/klʌbz/

An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

"My school offers many after-school clubs, such as the chess club and the book club. "

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combine noun

/kəmˈbaɪn/

A combine harvester

"The farmer used the combine to harvest the wheat quickly. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration soccer

soccer noun

/ˈsɒk.ə/ /ˈsɑk.ɚ/

Association football

"My son plays soccer after school every Wednesday. "

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league noun

/liːɡ/

A group or association of cooperating members.

"the League of Nations"

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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confederacy noun

/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/

An alliance.

"The students formed a confederacy to advocate for healthier lunch options in the school cafeteria. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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regional noun

/ˈɹiːdʒnəl/

An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.

"The regional school competition was only for students in the western part of the city. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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independent noun

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

"The independent candidate ran for student council, appealing to voters who weren't loyal to any particular group. "

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form noun

/fɔːm/ /fɔɹm/

(heading, physical) To do with shape.

"The form of the new school building is modern and striking. "