Confederacy Meaning
/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn alliance.
nounA state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
Sentence Examples
The Maratha Empire could just as easily be called the Maratha Confederacy.
Maratha polity consisted of a decentralised confederacy of various states.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nobles formed a secret ____ to overthrow the unpopular king.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Several independent tribes formed a powerful ____ to defend their lands against invaders.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Christmas of 1862 had been a happy one for Atlanta, for the whole South. The Confederacy had scored a smashing victory at Fredericksburg and the Yankee dead and wounded were counted in the thousands."
— 1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published June 1944, →OCLC, part II, page 252:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nobles formed a secret ____ to overthrow the unpopular king.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Several independent tribes formed a powerful ____ to defend their lands against invaders.