confederacy
/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ noun C1- An alliance.
- A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre.
- Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
Plural confederacies
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the ladies had crowded round the table, where Miss Bennet was making tea, and Elizabeth pouring out the coffee, in so close a confederacy, that there was not a single vacancy near her which would admit of a chair.
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