What does Confederate mean?
Definitions for Confederate
kənˈfɛd ər ɪt, -ˈfɛd rɪt; -ˈfɛd əˌreɪtcon·fed·er·ate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Confederate.
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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Numerology
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
I think, I very much believe now, that on the gun issue we are going to have our Confederate flag or our gay-marriage moment, when there is a cultural break.
We all agree with the report's finding that our city must not maintain statues that serve as validating symbols for racist or bigoted ideology -- that's why we relocated the Confederate statue near the University of Louisville.
I can see this popping up more and more, it would be reasonable to see similar suits popping up with the events in Charlottesville. Left-wing protesters clash with conservatives over the scheduled appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos. ( The Associated Press) Last August, a rally in opposition to the removal of a statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the campus of the University of Virginia turned violent as white supremacists and neo-Nazis clashed with counterprotestors. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when James Alex Fields Jr. drove a 2010 Dodge Challenger into a crowd on a pedestrian mall. Roy Gutterman predicted the success of any future lawsuit depends on the motives of the plaintiffs, and how the court rules.
I ’ll be damned if I ever come to Salt Lake again without bringing my gun, the point is, it’s my right to drive any kind of vehicle I want. If I want to fly the Confederate Flag, it’s my right - Kelly Leeper Leeper’s friend, who is not identified, owned the truck, which was parked in a lot outside the Red Lion Hotel and reportedly filled with $ 50,000 worth of welding equipment. At some point Sunday, Kelly Leeper Leeper said Kelly Leeper Leeper friend looked out Kelly Leeper Leeper friend hotel room window and saw a group of black men converging near the truck. Leeper and Kelly Leeper Leeper friend friend, who were in town for a Garth Brooks concert, went out to confront the group, and the incident quickly devolved into a fight.
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.
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- съюзнически, съюзен, заговорник, участник в конфедерация, конфедеративен, съучастникBulgarian
- դաշնակիցArmenian
- подставное лицо, сообщник, соучастникRussian
- liên minhVietnamese
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