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confederate

/adjective, noun kuhn-fed-er-it, -fed-rit; verb kuhn-fed-uh-reyt/US // adjective, noun kənˈfɛd ər ɪt, -ˈfɛd rɪt; verb kənˈfɛd əˌreɪt //UK // (kənˈfɛdərɪt, -ˈfɛdrɪt) //

邦联人,邦联,同盟者,同盟国

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
    • : of or relating to the Confederate States of America: the Confederate army.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person, group, nation, etc., united with others in a confederacy; an ally.
    • : an accomplice, especially in a mischievous or criminal act.
    • : U.S. History. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
  1. 1

    con·fed·er·at·ed, con·fed·er·at·ing.

    • : to unite in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.

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Examples

  • For me, today was an emotional day because in all my years as a resident of this city and as the mayor of this city I never thought I would see a day when all of the confederate statuary would be removed from Monument Avenue.

  • On Saturday, Charlottesville officials approved the removal of several confederate statues after years of activism to remove them.

  • Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.

  • Yet all too often the line between Southern and Confederate can get blurred.

  • In July, he gave $12.3 million to refurbish the Virginia home of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General.

  • Gary Gallagher writes about the Union and Confederate armies.

  • Close to three and a half million men fought in the war, and nearly 700,000, both Union and Confederate troops, died.

  • If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.

  • She somehow felt like a confederate in crime, and tried to look severe and disapproving.

  • The Confederate government had considered the action a hostile act and had acted accordingly.

  • When he saw the Confederate flag in the hands of the Federal officer, he shot him in the breast.

  • While the winter passed, the Union forces kept receiving enforcements while the Confederate forces had no reenforcements.