Confederate

See also: confederate

English

Adjective

Confederate (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
    • 2017 March 5, John Oliver, “Dalai Lama”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 4, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, 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.
  2. (Newfoundland) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.

Noun

Confederate (plural Confederates)

  1. A supporter or resident of the Confederate States of America.
  2. (Newfoundland) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
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