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confederacy

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It's not fair to call the entire profession a confederacy of leeches, as some like to say, but comparing them with arms merchants who sell to both sides in a war is not too unreasonable, I think.

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Quick take

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of confederacy gathered in one view.

noun

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

noun

a union of political organizations

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for confederacy.

noun

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

See also: conspiracy

noun

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

See also: conspiracy

Example sentences

1

It's not fair to call the entire profession a confederacy of leeches, as some like to say, but comparing them with arms merchants who sell to both sides in a war is not too unreasonable, I think.

2

I worked at a place managed by a confederacy of dunces that promoted people I'd never have promoted, but who I realized were people who did not threaten the leaders' authority by being too smart.

3

The anthology of the top twenty-five sci-fi stories in 1970 was, like, Me and my friend the robot went for a walk on the moon, and in 2008 it was, like, The galaxy is run by a fundamentalist Islamic confederacy, and there are people who are hunting planets and killing them for fun."You know, I think he's on to something there.

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How do you use confederacy in a sentence?

It's not fair to call the entire profession a confederacy of leeches, as some like to say, but comparing them with arms merchants who sell to both sides in a war is not too unreasonable, I think.

What does confederacy mean?

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

What part of speech is confederacy?

confederacy is commonly used as noun.