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Confederacy

con·fe·de·racy

UK/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ US/kʌˈnfɛdrʌsi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

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2.

a union of political organizations

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3.

a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

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Origin

From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation.

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  • Old Swiss Confederacy
  • Swiss Confederacy

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