Confederacy

n 1: the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States

in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States of

America}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]

2: a union of political organizations [syn: {confederation}, {federation}]

3: a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some

harmful or illegal purpose [syn: {conspiracy}]

4: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an

unlawful act [syn: {conspiracy}]