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confederacy Definition


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confederacy
noun confederacies
    1. A league or alliance of states.
      Thesaurus: alliance, union, federation, coalition, league, partnership.
    (US)
    2. historical
      The union of 11 southern states that seceded from the USA in 1860‐1, so causing the American Civil War.
      Form: the Confederacy
    3. A conspiracy; an association formed for illegal purposes.
      Thesaurus: conspiracy, cabal, ring.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin confoederatio league.



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