Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confederacy

4 senses of confederacy

Sense 1
Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland -- (the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 2
confederation, confederacy, federation -- (a union of political organizations)
       => union -- (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union")

Sense 3
conspiracy, confederacy -- (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)
       => set, circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot")

Sense 4
conspiracy, confederacy -- (a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act)
       => agreement, understanding -- (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers")