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confederate

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) confederate (adjective)
  2. 2) confederate (noun)
  3. 3) confederate (verb)
  4. Confederate Heroes Day (noun)
  5. confederate jasmine (noun)
  6. Confederate Memorial Day (noun)
  7. confederate rose (noun)
  8. confederate violet (noun)

1con·fed·er·ate

adj \kən-ˈfe-d(ə-)rət\

Definition of CONFEDERATE

1
: united in a league : allied
2
capitalized : of or relating to the Confederate States of America
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Origin of CONFEDERATE

Middle English confederat, from Late Latin confoederatus, past participle of confoederare to unite by a league, from Latin com- + foeder-, foedus compact — more at federal
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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