noun
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- synonyms: Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
- A union of political organizations.
- synonyms: confederation, federation
- A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose.
- synonyms: conspiracy
- A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.
- synonyms: conspiracy
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