Confederate
See also: confederate
English
Adjective
Confederate (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
- 2017 March 5, Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, “Dalai Lama”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 4, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- Yes. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Attorney General and the unfortunate result of Dobby the house elf’s one-night stand with the Confederate flag, got in trouble this-, (enjoy!) got in trouble this week for undisclosed meetings with Russia’s ambassadors, something which, in itself, is not against the law.
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- (historical) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
- (historical) Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars.
Synonyms
- (of or relating to the CSA): rebel, southern, southron
Noun
Confederate (plural Confederates)
- (historical) A citizen of the Confederate States of America.
- Synonyms: rebel, Johnny Reb, southron, Southerner
- 2012 March 12 [1936], quoting Margaret Mitchell, “Interview with Margaret Mitchell from 1936”, in PBS American Masters:
- In fact, I heard everything in the world except that the Confederates lost the war. When I was ten years old, it was a violent shock to learn that General Lee had been defeated.
- (historical) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
- (historical) A supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.