1. A union of political organizations
   "The European Union is a confederacy of member states";
   - confederation, federation
    
2. A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
   "The confederacy to overthrow the government was uncovered by intelligence agencies";
   - conspiracy
    
3. A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
   "The confederacy of silence among the witnesses hindered the investigation";
   - conspiracy

1. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
   - Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland

Derived forms: confederacies

See also: south, southern

Type of: agreement, band, circle, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, lot, set, understanding, union

Encyclopedia: Confederacy