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confederacy

(kənfedərəsi)

Word forms: plural confederacies

countable noun

A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.

...a confederacy of regional states.

Synonyms: union, league, alliance, coalition More Synonyms of confederacy

confederacy in British English

(kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -cies

a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league

a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes

Derived forms

confederal (conˈfederal)

adjective

Word origin

C14: from Anglo-French confederacie, from Late Latin confoederātiō agreement, confederation

Confederacy in British English

(kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ)

noun

the Confederacy

confederacy in American English

(kənˈfɛdərəsi)

nounWord forms: plural conˈfederacies

people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose

a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation

people united for an unlawful purpose; conspiracy

SIMILAR WORDS: alˈliance

Idioms:

the Confederacy

Word origin

ME & OFr confederacie < LL confoederatus: see confederate

Synonyms of 'confederacy'

union, league, alliance, coalition

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(noun) in the sense of union

Definition

a union of states or people joined for a common purpose

Vienna was established as the political and cultural capital of a new confederacy of Germanic states.

Synonyms

union

the question of which countries should join the currency union

league

the League of Nations

alliance

The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.

coalition

He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations.

federation

the British Athletic Federation

compact

The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower.

confederation

covenant

the United Nations covenant on civil and political rights

bund

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alliance

Definition

a formal relationship between two or more countries or political parties to work together

The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.

Synonyms

union,

league,

association,

agreement,

marriage,

connection,

combination,

coalition,

treaty,

partnership,

federation,

pact,

compact,

confederation,

affinity,

affiliation,

confederacy,

concordat

in the sense of coalition

Definition

a temporary alliance, esp. between political parties

He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations.

Synonyms

alliance,

union,

league,

association,

combination,

merger,

integration,

compact,

conjunction,

bloc,

confederation,

fusion,

affiliation,

amalgam,

amalgamation,

confederacy

in the sense of compact

Definition

a contract or agreement

The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower.

Synonyms

agreement,

deal (informal),

understanding,

contract,

bond,

arrangement,

alliance,

treaty,

bargain,

pact,

covenant,

entente,

concordat

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单词	confederacy
释义	Trends of confederacy View usage for: confederacy (kənfedərəsi) Word forms: plural confederacies countable noun A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing. ...a confederacy of regional states. Synonyms: union, league, alliance, coalition More Synonyms of confederacy confederacy in British English (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies 1. a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league 2. a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes Derived forms confederal (conˈfederal) adjective Word origin C14: from Anglo-French confederacie, from Late Latin confoederātiō agreement, confederation Confederacy in British English (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) noun the Confederacy confederacy in American English (kənˈfɛdərəsi) nounWord forms: plural conˈfederacies 1. people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose 2. a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation 3. people united for an unlawful purpose; conspiracy SIMILAR WORDS: alˈliance Idioms: the Confederacy Word origin ME & OFr confederacie < LL confoederatus: see confederate Synonyms of 'confederacy' union, league, alliance, coalition More Synonyms of confederacy (noun) in the sense of union Definition a union of states or people joined for a common purpose Vienna was established as the political and cultural capital of a new confederacy of Germanic states. Synonyms union the question of which countries should join the currency union league the League of Nations alliance The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance. coalition He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations. federation the British Athletic Federation compact The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower. confederation covenant the United Nations covenant on civil and political rights bund Additional synonyms in the sense of alliance Definition a formal relationship between two or more countries or political parties to work together The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance. Synonyms union, league, association, agreement, marriage, connection, combination, coalition, treaty, partnership, federation, pact, compact, confederation, affinity, affiliation, confederacy, concordat in the sense of coalition Definition a temporary alliance, esp. between political parties He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations. Synonyms alliance, union, league, association, combination, merger, integration, compact, conjunction, bloc, confederation, fusion, affiliation, amalgam, amalgamation, confederacy in the sense of compact Definition a contract or agreement The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower. Synonyms agreement, deal (informal), understanding, contract, bond, arrangement, alliance, treaty, bargain, pact, covenant, entente, concordat Nearby words of confederacy confab confabulate confabulation confederacy confederate confer conference Synonyms of 'confederacy' confederacy Explore 'confederacy' in the dictionary
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