confederacy
IPA: kʌnfˈɛdɝʌsi
Root Word: Confederacy
noun
- (historical) The Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.
- An alliance.
- (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
- Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
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Examples of "confederacy" in Sentences
- The Confederacy was an abomination.
- The city was the symbol of the Confederacy.
- He was the Secretary of State of the Confederacy.
- Did the Daughters of the Confederacy join in the boycott
- General Grievous was considered a hero in the Confederacy.
- The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Confederacy.
- He was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and the Dal Khalsa.
- It is also said that A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel.
- But it saved the day and prolonged the Confederacy for another year.
- The loyalty towards the Confederacy concerned many supporters of the Union.