confederacy
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In the confederacy, Georgia enacted a similar 15-day grace period, while Florida law provided an extra 20 days.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“This was one way of shifting enslaved labor from agriculture to industry, a necessity for the confederacy during the Civil War,” says Lichtenstein.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Known as “Lament for Confederation,” it was a landmark moment in First Nations history, calling out the meaning of the confederacy and the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
This confederacy of society’s richest and most powerful people is determined to ruin Benny’s life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
In Hunt’s wake the Patuxet community raged, as did the rest of the Wampanoag confederacy and the Nauset.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing confederacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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Iroquois Constitution
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