1. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

2. a union of political organizations

3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

4. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

1.同盟;联盟;联邦
Aconfederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.

confederacy

e.g. They've entered this newconfederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
由于中央政府无力控制逐渐崩溃的经济，所以他们加入了这个新联盟。

1. 联盟：在第一章中,玩家扮演人类联盟(confederacy)的一名特使(Magistrate),由于科普鲁鲁(Koprulu)星区外围出现了婆佗斯(protoss)入侵和泽儿格(zerg)污染的迹象,你被派往玛?

2. 邦：在她在Arcturus Mengsk手下做副指挥的那段时间里,她遇见了Jim Raynor并对其有了好感. 在参与毁灭联邦(confederacy)的计划中,Mensk把她扔在了Tarsonis,联邦首府所在星球,那时这个星球已经完全被Zerg掌控了.

3. confederacy的意思

3. 同盟：cone 圆锥体 |confederacy 同盟 | confederate 同盟的