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A nation existing from 1861-1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the United States of America over the issue of slavery and states' rights.
rebel states
Southern Confederacy
the South
A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
loose union
Dixieland jazz
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The definition of a conspiracy is a secret plan to do something, or is the action of creating a secret plot.
The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 180° clockwise from due north and directly opposite north.
secessionists
Plural form of secessionist
Any one of several songs bearing this name, popular as Confederate war songs.
government (related)
The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.
(Historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Germany in 1938. [from 1920s]
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A group of nations joined or acting together in mutual support
A group of independent producers or sellers in a particular industry, or a group of businesses with a common interest, who have joined together to reduce competition between themselves by allocating markets, sharing knowledge, or controlling the price and production of a product or service. See also monopoly and oligopoly.
A combination into one body; a union.
The act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a league or federal union.
(Sports) A group of teams organized to compete against one another
A group of persons organized for a particular purpose; an association or business.
connect (related)
An association, especially of nations for a common cause
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(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
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(Countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Southern aristocracy
the Rebs
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A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
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