Confederate
noun
A person who works with you in a common cause or mission.
She found a confederate in her fight against corruption
Often appears as...
- confederate soldier
- confederate army
noun
A supporter of the Confederate States of America, particularly during the American Civil War.
Her great-grandfather was a Confederate who fought in the Civil War
Often appears as...
- confederate monument
- confederate flag
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
Connected with the Confederate States of America.
There has been controversy over the display of Confederate memorabilia
Often appears as...
- confederate symbols
- confederate heritage
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Disapproving
Historical
noun
A person who works with you in a common cause or mission.
She found a confederate in her fight against corruption
Often appears as...
- confederate soldier
- confederate army
noun
A supporter of the Confederate States of America, particularly during the American Civil War.
Her great-grandfather was a Confederate who fought in the Civil War
Often appears as...
- confederate monument
- confederate flag
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
Connected with the Confederate States of America.
There has been controversy over the display of Confederate memorabilia
Often appears as...
- confederate symbols
- confederate heritage
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
Used without negative or positive connotations to describe cooperation.
The researchers became confederates in the study of marine biology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Secretive
Confederate doesn't imply secrecy, unlike 'conspirator' or 'accomplice'.
He openly introduced his business confederate at the conference.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Often used in formal contexts or official communications.
The two companies acted as confederates in the merger deal.
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
Used without negative or positive connotations to describe cooperation.
The researchers became confederates in the study of marine biology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Secretive
Confederate doesn't imply secrecy, unlike 'conspirator' or 'accomplice'.
He openly introduced his business confederate at the conference.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Often used in formal contexts or official communications.
The two companies acted as confederates in the merger deal.
Pro Tip 1/3Neutral Term
Used without negative or positive connotations to describe cooperation.
The researchers became confederates in the study of marine biology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Secretive
Confederate doesn't imply secrecy, unlike 'conspirator' or 'accomplice'.
He openly introduced his business confederate at the conference.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
Often used in formal contexts or official communications.
The two companies acted as confederates in the merger deal.
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Does money make you...
that we had posed waiting to cross at a crosswalk. Now in California, as you all know, because I'm sure we all do this, it's the law to stop for a pedestrian who's waiting to cross. So here's an example of how we did it. That's our confederate off to the left, posing as a pedestrian.
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James Robertson: The...
with a fierce passion there were wounds that would take a long time to heal and that was cause no amount of time would remove however as the post war years passed a strange wonderful thing happened union and confederate veterans
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Does money make you...
that we had posed waiting to cross at a crosswalk. Now in California, as you all know, because I'm sure we all do this, it's the law to stop for a pedestrian who's waiting to cross. So here's an example of how we did it. That's our confederate off to the left, posing as a pedestrian.
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James Robertson: The...
with a fierce passion there were wounds that would take a long time to heal and that was cause no amount of time would remove however as the post war years passed a strange wonderful thing happened union and confederate veterans
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I filed the MSRB Reform Act, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones, because the board that oversees the muni-bond market is too secretive and too incestuous. Its membership shares the same DNA. That means the rulebook for municipal bonds is in the hands of a board that resembles a revolving door of longtime industry confederates.
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William Safire
American Author
What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but enemies; and they are afraid to be known, and to have their individual doings known, even to each other.
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Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
If ministers forget their ruler and establish relationships with foreign powers in order to advance the interests of their confederates, there will be scant reason for subordinates to obey their superiors.
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Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
Criminal conduct by police officers, federal agents, and their confederates cannot be tolerated and will be met with the full force of the law.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Confederate monuments belong in museums where we can study and reflect on that terrible history, not in places of honor across our state.
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Bill Nelson
American Politician
Confederate statues belong in a historical museum, not in a place of honor.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I filed the MSRB Reform Act, along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Doug Jones, because the board that oversees the muni-bond market is too secretive and too incestuous. Its membership shares the same DNA. That means the rulebook for municipal bonds is in the hands of a board that resembles a revolving door of longtime industry confederates.
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William Safire
American Author
What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but enemies; and they are afraid to be known, and to have their individual doings known, even to each other.
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Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
If ministers forget their ruler and establish relationships with foreign powers in order to advance the interests of their confederates, there will be scant reason for subordinates to obey their superiors.
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Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
Criminal conduct by police officers, federal agents, and their confederates cannot be tolerated and will be met with the full force of the law.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Confederate monuments belong in museums where we can study and reflect on that terrible history, not in places of honor across our state.
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Bill Nelson
American Politician
Confederate statues belong in a historical museum, not in a place of honor.
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