confederacy

英 [kənˈfedərəsi]

美 [kənˈfedərəsi]

n.  联盟; 同盟; 联邦

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.38128 / COCA.26142

牛津词典

noun

• 联盟；同盟；联邦
  a union of states, groups of people or political parties with the same aim
• 联盟；同盟；联邦
  a union of states, groups of people or political parties with the same aim

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同盟;联盟;联邦
  Aconfederacyis a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
  1. They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
     由于中央政府无力控制逐渐崩溃的经济，所以他们加入了这个新联盟。

英英释义

noun

• a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
  Synonym:conspiracy
• a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
  Synonym:conspiracy
• a union of political organizations
  Synonym:confederationfederation

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