confederacy

con·fed·er·a·cy  (kn-fdr--s)

n. pl. con·fed·er·a·cies

1.

a. A union of persons, parties, or states; a league.

b. The persons, parties, or states joined in such a union.

c. Confederacy The Confederate States of America.

2. A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.

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[Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin cnfoederti, cnfoedertin-, agreement, from cnfoedertus, past participle of confoederre, to unite; see confederate.]

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confederacy

Noun

pl -cies a union of states or people joined for a common purpose [Late Latin confoederatio agreement]

confederal adj

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Confederacy a combination of persons, of states or nations. See also alliance, league.

Example: confederacy of Dunces.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Confederacy - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South slave state - any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR - a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War Missouri, Show Me State, MO - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies Palmetto State, SC, South Carolina - a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies Tennessee, TN, Volunteer State - a state in east central United States Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
	2.	confederacy - a union of political organizations confederation, federation nation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" Creek Confederacy - a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma Hanseatic League - a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"
	3.	confederacy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose conspiracy band, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter - a member of a conspiracy
	4.	confederacy - a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act conspiracy conspiracy of silence - a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality" agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

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confederacy

noun union, league, alliance, coalition, federation, compact, confederation, covenant, bund