confederacy

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noun

1. a union of political organizations (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
confederation, federation
• Derivationally related forms:
federate (for: federation), confederate, confederate (for: confederation)
• Hypernyms:
union
• Hyponyms:
nation, Creek Confederacy, Hanseatic League
2. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
• Syn:
conspiracy
• Derivationally related forms:
conspiratorial (for: conspiracy)
• Hypernyms:
set, circle, band, lot
• Member Meronyms:
conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator
3. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
• Syn:
conspiracy
• Derivationally related forms:
conspiratorial (for: conspiracy), conspire (for: conspiracy)
• Hypernyms:
agreement, understanding
• Hyponyms:
conspiracy of silence

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  conspiracy, confederation, federation, Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland