a league or compact for mutual support or common action : alliance
confederacies
noun(con-fed-er-a-cy)
a combination of persons for unlawful purposes : conspiracy
confederacies
noun(con-fed-er-a-cy)
the body formed by persons, states, or nations united by a league; specifically, capitalized : the 11 southern states seceding from the U.S. in 1860 and 1861