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confederate
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noun
someone who assists in a plot
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verb
form a confederation with; of nations
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adjective
(= allied)
united in a confederacy or league
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verb
(= band together)
form a group or unite
The groups banded together
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noun
(= accomplice)
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
Confederate
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adjective
of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
Confederate soldiers
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noun
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
States
properNoun
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(historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories.
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(Channel Islands) The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.
constitution
Noun
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The constitution of a country or organization is the basic set of laws that explain how all the other laws and rules must be made and followed.
To change the constitution, the government must have the agreement of 2/3 of the members of parliament.
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The constitution of a person or object is the that best define that person or object.
His stubborn constitution led him into a number of conflicts he could have avoided.