Meaning & use
confederacy
An alliance of states, groups, or people united for a common purpose, often political or military.
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Several small tribes formed a confederacy to defend their territory more effectively.
Historians still debate the economic causes behind the rise of the confederacy.
A note on using this word
Capitalized, "the Confederacy" refers specifically to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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