confederacy
11confederacy — /keuhn fed euhr euh see, fed reuh see/, n., pl. confederacies. 1. an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose. 2. a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy. 3. a combination of persons for… …
12confederacy — n. 1) to form a confederacy 2) a confederacy among, between; with * * * [kən fed(ə)rəsɪ] between with a confederacy among to form a confederacy …
13confederacy — [[t]kənfe̱dərəsi[/t]] confederacies N COUNT A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing. They ve entered this new confederacy because the central government s been unable to control the collapsing economy …
14confederacy — UK [kənˈfed(ə)rəsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms confederacy : singular confederacy plural confederacies a group of people, states, or political parties that are united …
15confederacy — con•fed•er•a•cy [[t]kənˈfɛd ər ə si, ˈfɛd rə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) gov an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose 2) gov a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy 3) a combination of… …
16confederacy — federation, confederation, confederacy Federation and confederation are the more precise constitutional terms, a federation being a union of federal states and a confederation being a union of states in alliance. Confederacy is a looser term for… …
17Confederacy — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Confederate States of America, the South, secessionists, rebel states, Southern Confederacy, Southern aristocracy, Dixie, Dixieland, the Rebs*; see also south …
18confederacy — noun (plural confederacies) 1》 a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. ↘(the Confederacy) the Confederate States of America. 2》 a league formed for an unlawful purpose …
19confederacy — noun a confederacy of Indian tribes Syn: federation, confederation, alliance, league, association, coalition, consortium, syndicate, group, circle; bloc, axis …
20confederacy — The association or banding together of two or more persons for the purpose of committing an act or furthering an enterprise which is forbidden by law, or which, though lawful in itself, becomes unlawful when made the object of the confederacy.… …
