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confederacy
[ kuhn-fed-er-uh-see, -fed-ruh-see ]
noun
- an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
- a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy.
- a combination of persons for unlawful purposes; conspiracy.
- the Confederacy. Confederate States of America.
Confederacy
1/ -ˈfɛdrəsɪ; kənˈfɛdərəsɪ /
confederacy
2/ -ˈfɛdrəsɪ; kənˈfɛdərəsɪ /
noun
- a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league
- a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes
Derived Forms
- conˈfederal, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of confederacy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of confederacy1
Example Sentences
Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, summed up the Southern attitude in his 1861 Cornerstone Speech.
They severed the last railroad lifeline into Atlanta, making the Citadel of the Confederacy as it was touted no longer tenable.
And it is a situation impossible to brush under the carpet because the Confederacy transformed the Union.
But that bold suggestion went nowhere with the politicians, who stalled until the idea, along with the Confederacy, was dead.
While the dream of the Confederacy was kept alive, the men on the battlefield on both sides perished by the tens of thousands.
They were ready to adopt the most energetic measures to repel the interference of this armed confederacy.
The major objective of the Federal government became a clearcut one, namely, to capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy.
The magnificent courage and fervor of the Virginians as members of the Confederacy will always be cherished by posterity.
They relate to the culpable remissness of these Knoxville leaders in failing to volunteer in the cause of the Confederacy.
And this is the boasted liberty of the press in the Southern Confederacy!
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