confederatenoun [ C ]
uk/kənˈfed.ər.ət/us/kənˈfed.ɚ.ət/formalsomeone you work together with in a secret, sometimes illegal, activity
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Helpers and accomplices
- a tower of strength idiom
- abet
- accessory
- accomplice
- acolyte
- Asst
- buddy
- collaborator
- enabler
- facilitator
- help
- mate
- moll
- partner
- right-hand man
- second 1
- support group
- support network
- tower
- victim support
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Confederate
someone who fought for or supported the Confederacy in the American Civil War:
The attack helped disorganize the Confederates.
There is a life-size bronze statue of a Confederate outside the museum.
confederateadjective
uk/kənˈfed.ər.ət/us/kənˈfed.ɚ.ət/united in or part of a confederacy:
confederate states
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Systems of government
- a reign of terror idiom
- absolutism
- ancien régime
- anti-federalist
- apartheid
- democracy
- democrat
- democratic
- democratize
- despot
- interregnum
- Jim Crow
- junta
- kleptocracy
- majority rule
- plutocracy
- plutocrat
- police state
- regime
- reign
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Confederate
belonging to, supporting, or relating to the Confederacy in the American Civil War:
Robert E. Lee was a general in the Confederate army.
the Confederate flag