A confederacy of coastal towns pooled their resources to defend against pirate raids.

The confederal agreement allowed the small states to retain sovereignty while coordinating defense and trade.

The committee studied whether confederalism could offer a stable alternative to centralized governance.

Political scientists compared the different confederalisms that emerged after the empire's collapse.

The confederalist sat at the assembly table, representing his region's interests.

Confederalists argued that voluntary cooperation among states would best preserve local autonomy.

In ancient annals, several petty lords confeder their houses to resist a common enemy.

In the treaty, Confed'n is used as the legal abbreviation for the confederation of member states.