confederacy

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Synonyms: confederate, confederal, congeneracy, confederally

Antonyms: confederate, confederal, congeneracy, confederally

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Noun

1. An [[alliance]].
2. {{lb|en|politics}} A [[state]] where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre.
3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} The collection of American states that [[secede|seceded]] from the [[United States]] in 1860–61, and fought against the [[Union]] in the [[American Civil War]].

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