confederacy

• Sustantivo que designa una unión o alianza de estados, organizaciones o personas con un fin común; también, una conspiración o acuerdo secreto entre dos o más personas para cometer un acto ilegal o dañino.

A noun referring to a union of political organizations, a group of conspirators banded together for a harmful or illegal purpose, or a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.

1. Political unionB2formalpolitical

   A union of states, groups, or political organizations for mutual support or joint action.

   Confederación

   • The confederacy of tribes formed a powerful alliance.
   • Several small nations joined together in a confederacy for trade.
   • The confederacy was established to coordinate defense policies.

   Sinónimosalliancecoalitionconfederationfederationleagueunion

2. Group of conspiratorsC1formal

   A group of people united for a harmful or illegal purpose.

   Confabulación

   • The confederacy of criminals planned the bank robbery.
   • Authorities uncovered a confederacy of hackers targeting government systems.
   • The confederacy was broken up by the police before they could act.

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3. C1formal

   A secret agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act.

   Confabulación

   • They were charged with forming a confederacy to defraud investors.
   • The confederacy between the two executives was exposed in court.
   • A confederacy to rig the election was discovered by investigators.

   Sinónimoscabalcollusionconspiracyintrigueplotscheme