CONFEDERACY

/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ Scrabble 22 Words With Friends 24

Scrabble letter values: C₃O₁N₁F₄E₁D₂E₁R₁A₁C₃Y₄ = 22

Definition

noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. — synonyms: Confederate_States, Confederate_States_of_America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
noun a union of political organizations. — synonyms: confederation, federation
noun a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. — synonyms: conspiracy
noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act. — synonyms: conspiracy

“The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies. There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux.”