confederacy

• Nom désignant une union d'États ou d'organisations politiques, un groupe de personnes complotant pour une action nuisible ou illégale, ou un accord secret entre deux ou plusieurs personnes en vue de commettre un acte répréhensible.

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.

   Confédération (union politique)

   • 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.

   Synonymesalliancecoalitionconfederationfederationleagueunion

2. Group of conspiratorsC1formal

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

   Confédération de conspirateurs

   • 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.

   Synonymescabalconspiracyjuntaring

3. C1formal

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

   Entente secrète

   • 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.

   Synonymescabalcollusionconspiracyintrigueplotscheme