Confederacy (disambiguation)

A confederacy can refer to:

• A form of government; such as a confederation or alliance, formed as a union of political organizations, though it differs from a republic in that the separate political units retain a greater degree of sovereignty over themselves.
  • Examples include:
    • Confederate Ireland of 1642-1649
    • the Commonwealth of Independent States
    • The Confederacy is a common name for the Confederate States of America.
    • the Swiss Confederation

• A confederacy can also be a group of individuals operating for a common cause, generally perceived to be a negative term. Such persons are termed confederates.
  • See Cabal or conspiracy.