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   confederacy

   /kənˈfɛd(ə)rəsi/

   noun

   • 1. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states: "the Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League"
   • ▪ another term for Confederate States of America
   • ▪ a union of people or groups formed for an illicit purpose: "the Yakuza is a secret confederacy of criminal fraternities"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confederacie, based on Latin confoederare ‘join together in league’ (see confederation).

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