confederacy

1. n. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance. Source: opted

2. n. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation. Source: opted

3. n. A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. Source: opted

4. n. a union of political organizations Source: wordnet

5. n. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Source: wordnet

6. n. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act Source: wordnet

7. 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance. The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison. He hath heard of our confederacy. Shak. Virginia promoted a confederacy. Bancroft. 2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation. The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic confederacy that ever existed. Harris. Virgil has a whole confederacy against him. Dryden. 3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation. Source: webster

8. A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act,or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 Source: ecdict

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