confederacy

A confederacy is a union between people, states, nations or other groups for a common purpose. (noun)

An example of a confederacy is a number of households within a neighborhood forming a neighborhood watch program.

The Confederacy refers to the group of eleven southern states within the U.S. that seceded from the United States from 1861 to 1865. (noun)

An example of confederacy is the Confederate States of America which included eleven states including Texas, Alabama and Georgia.

See confederacy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See confederacy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(kən-fĕdˈər-ə-sē)

noun pl. con·fed·er·a·cies

a. A union of persons, parties, or states; a league.
b. The persons, parties, or states joined in such a union.
c. Confederacy The Confederate States of America.
A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.

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