confederacy
English Thesaurus
1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | agreement, understanding, |
| definition | : | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | conspiracy of silence, |
| definition | : | a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event (noun.communication) |
2. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | band, circle, lot, set, |
| definition | : | an unofficial association of people or groups (noun.group) |
3. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | union, |
| definition | : | a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | nation, |
| definition | : | a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | creek confederacy, |
| definition | : | a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hanseatic league, |
| definition | : | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 (noun.group) |
4. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | slave state, |
| definition | : | any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, |
| definition | : | a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | ar, arkansas, land of opportunity, |
| definition | : | a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, |
| definition | : | a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | la, louisiana, pelican state, |
| definition | : | a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | magnolia state, mississippi, ms, |
| definition | : | a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | missouri, mo, show me state, |
| definition | : | a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | lone-star state, texas, tx, |
| definition | : | the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia, |
| definition | : | a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| attribute | : | south, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | southern, |
| definition | : | in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (adj.all) |
5. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | collude, conspire, |
| definition | : | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose (verb.cognition) |
6. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
7. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | collude, conspire, |
| definition | : | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose (verb.cognition) |
8. a union of political organizations (noun.group)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
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