Sentence examples for confederation that from inspiring English sources

Barghawāṭah, Amazigh (Berber) tribal confederation that created a religio-political state in Morocco (8th 12th century).

They were once among the core leadership of the Northern Alliance, a loose confederation that battled the Taliban.

The Maktūm are a branch of the same Banū Yās confederation that includes the Āl Nahyān, rulers of Abū Ẓaby.

We have a great confederation that represents 540m people who rely on you and me to provide hope.

Mr. Hawit is the president of Concacaf, the regional confederation that includes North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Tensions rose as Slovenia and Croatia, the two most prosperous republics, sought a loose confederation that would give them greater autonomy over their economies.

There was the tinkering in regional confederations that allowed Australia to shift from Oceania to Asia in 2006, qualifying for back-to-back championships ever since.

The five candidates – who also include the Jordanian Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, the French former Fifa executive Jérôme Champagne and the South African Tokyo Sexwale – toured the various confederations that will decide their fate.

But he backed down from that and confirmed the current arrangements would remain in place for 2018 and 2022, disappointing confederations that had hoped for more in return for backing him.

Although Blatter has won the support of five of the six confederations that make up Fifa, previous elections have shown the potential for dramatic last minute vote switching by the 208 members with a vote, often amid allegations of impropriety.

Speaking in Manilla earlier this month, Blatter reaffirmed he has support from five of the six confederations that constitute Fifa.