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confederacy

[ kuhn-fed-er-uh-see, -fed-ruh-see ]

noun

plural 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 unlawful purposes; conspiracy.


Confederacy

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/ -藞f蓻dr蓹s瑟; k蓹n藞f蓻d蓹r蓹s瑟 /

noun

  1. the Confederacy
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

confederacy

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/ -藞f蓻dr蓹s瑟; k蓹n藞f蓻d蓹r蓹s瑟 /

noun

  1. a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league
  2. a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Confederacy

  1. The Confederate States of America; the government formed in 1861 by southern states that proclaimed their secession from the United States. Jefferson Davis was its president. The Confederacy was dissolved after the Civil War . ( Compare Union .)
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞蹿别诲别谤补濒, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confederacy1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-French, equivalent to Late Latin 肠辞苍蹿辞别诲别谤腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渦nited鈥 (past participle of 肠辞苍蹿辞别诲别谤腻谤别 鈥渢o unite in a league鈥; confederate ) + -ia -y 3( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confederacy1

C14: from Anglo-French confederacie, from Late Latin 肠辞苍蹿辞别诲别谤腻迟颈艒 agreement, confederation
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The federal government entered into three treaties that affirmed the confederacy鈥檚 sovereignty and ownership over much of the northern part of New York state.

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Known as 鈥淟ament for Confederation,鈥 it was a landmark moment in First Nations history, calling out the meaning of the confederacy and the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples.

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This confederacy of society鈥檚 richest and most powerful people is determined to ruin Benny鈥檚 life.

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Instead, Cort茅s wandered into a collection of city states, three of them joined in a powerful confederacy, the Triple Alliance.

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"Keep the government out of our lives ... so that we can continue to expand slavery" was the fundamental demand of the confederacy.

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