What does Confederate mean?
Definitions for Confederate
kənˈfɛd ər ɪt, -ˈfɛd rɪt; -ˈfɛd əˌreɪtcon·fed·er·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
Confederatenoun
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crimenoun
someone who assists in a plot
accomplice, confederateadjective
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
Confederateadjective
of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
"Confederate soldiers"
allied, confederate, confederativeverb
united in a confederacy or league
band together, confederateverb
form a group or unite
"The groups banded together"
confederateverb
form a confederation with; of nations
Wiktionary
Confederatenoun
A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America.
Confederatenoun
A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
Confederateadjective
Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
Confederateadjective
Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
confederatenoun
a member of a confederacy
confederatenoun
an accomplice in a plot
confederatenoun
An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a 'stooge').
confederateverb
To combine into a confederacy.
confederateadjective
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
confederateadjective
banded together; allied.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Confederateadjective
United in league.
Etymology: from the verb.
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee. Ps. lxxxiii. 5.
All the swords
In Italy, and her confederate arms,
Could not have made this peace. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.While the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must need fly to providence and deity. Francis Bacon.
Oh race confed’rate into crimes, that prove
Triumphant o’er th’ eluded rage of Jove! Alexander Pope, Statius.In a confederate war, it ought to be considered which party has the deepest share in the quarrel. Jonathan Swift.
Confederatenoun
One who engages to support another; an ally.
Etymology: from the verb.
Sir Edmond Courtney, and the haughty prelate,
With many more confederates, are in arms. William Shakespeare, Richard III.We still have fresh recruits in store,
If our confederates can afford us more. John Dryden, Æn.To CONFEDERATEverb
To join in a league; to unite; to ally.
Etymology: confederer, French.
They were secretly confederated with Charles’s enemy. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
To Confederateverb
To league; to unite in a league.
By words men come to know one another’s minds; by those they covenant and confederate. Robert South, Sermons.
It is a confederating with him to whom the sacrifice is offered. Francis Atterbury.
ChatGPT
confederate
A confederate generally refers to a person, group, or organization united with others for a common purpose or in a shared effort or federation. It can also refer to an ally or accomplice, particularly in a questionable or unlawful activity. In a historical context, it is often used to describe the states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War to form the Confederate States of America.
Webster Dictionary
Confederateadjective
united in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied
Confederateadjective
of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money
Confederatenoun
one who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense
Confederatenoun
a name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865)
Confederateverb
to unite in a league or confederacy; to ally
Confederateverb
to unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together
Etymology: [L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal.]
Wikidata
Confederate
Confederate is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Confederate
kon-fed′ėr-āt, adj. leagued together: allied.—n. one united in a league: an ally: an acomplice.—v.i. and v.t. to league together or join in a league.—ns. Confed′eracy, a league or mutual engagement: persons or states united by a league: a conspiracy; Confederā′tion, a league: alliance, esp. of princes, states, &c.—adj. Confed′erātive, of or belonging to a confederation. [L. confœderāre, -ātum—con, together, fœdus, fœdĕris, a league.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Confederate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Confederate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Confederate in a Sentence
People of Ottawa don't deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods, don’t deserve to be confronted with the inherent violence of a swastika flying on a street corner or a confederate flag or the insults and jeers just because they're wearing a mask. That's not who Canadians are.
This protest wasn't about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks -- very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks -- to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan.
That is standard Lost Cause ideology circa 1890 to 1910, this man, that language right there, is the standard defense of The Lost Cause built over the period of decades as an ideology explaining confederate defeat, but also as a racial ideology.
Nikki Haley announced. Since then, at least 60 public Confederate symbols have been removed since the 2015 church shooting, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Most recently, the city of St. Louis, Mo., removed a Confedearte monument -- a 32-foot-tall granite column with a bronze sculpture -- from a park. Complicating the debate for those opposed to these moves is the involvement of hate groups like the KKK. The group is planning a rally for July 8 following a decision by the city council in Charlottesville, Va., to remove a statue of Gen. Lee Park and rename Lee Park. Meanwhile, in April, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the removal of multiple Confederate statues. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu received brutal backlash and was forced to have heavy police presence in place when the nighttime removals began. Despite threats that people would boycott New Orleans, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did not back down. These statues are not just stone and metal, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a highly lauded speech after the last Confederate statue had been taken down. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy ; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement and the terror that it actually stood for. But to others, like Kenneth Nail Nail, it’s not about oppression. To us, it’s not a hate thing. It’s a heritage thing and what we like to do is celebrate everyone's struggles : the blacks, the whites, the north and south.
We were kind of concerned that seeing these Confederate flags that we grew up believing was probably people who felt that we were not worthy or might want to do some harm to us, we decided not to work with them because we just felt that maybe the culture there was not one that would support our brand.
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- съюзнически, съюзен, заговорник, участник в конфедерация, конфедеративен, съучастникBulgarian
- դաշնակիցArmenian
- подставное лицо, сообщник, соучастникRussian
- liên minhVietnamese
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