confederacy

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: confederacy

1	n	a union of political organizations
2	n	a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: confederacy

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a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); Creek Confederacy
a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma; Hanseatic League
a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669; federation of tribes, tribe
a federation (as of American Indians)

Type of:: union
a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

Type of:: band, circle, lot, set
an unofficial association of people or groups

Types:: conspiracy of silence
a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event

Type of:: agreement, understanding
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

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