 confederacy |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | |
| Synonyms: | South Dixieland Dixie confederate_states Confederate_States_of_America | |
| Related terms: | geographical_area Virginia Georgia Texas Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Florida Kentucky Louisiana Alabama North_Carolina Tennessee South_Carolina slave_state southern south | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (politics,geography) a union of political organizations | |
| Synonyms: | federation confederation | |
| Related terms: | union nation hanseatic_league Creek_Confederacy federate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | |
| Synonyms: | conspiracy | |
| Related terms: | set conspirator | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | |
| Synonyms: | conspiracy | |
| Related terms: | agreement conspiracy_of_silence conspire | |
| Similar spelling: |
confederate confederative confederation confuter |
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