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]