confederacy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a union of political organizations
Types & categories
- union hypernym
- nation hyponym
- Creek Confederacy hyponym
- Hanseatic League hyponym
Related & opposite
- federalize derivation
- confederate derivation
- confederate derivation
Sense 2 noun
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
Types & categories
- band hypernym
Parts & wholes
- conspirator member meronym
Related & opposite
- conspiratorial derivation
Sense 3 noun
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
Types & categories
- agreement hypernym
- conspiracy of silence hyponym
Related & opposite
- collude derivation
- conspiratorial derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | federalize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confederate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | union |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Creek Confederacy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Hanseatic League |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conspiratorial |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | conspirator |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | band |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | collude |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | conspiratorial |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspiracy of silence |