/kənˈfedərət/
attrib.
1- joined by an agreement or treaty（根据协定或条约）联合的; 联盟的：
some local groups united to form confederate councils.
一些地方团体联合起来组成联合委员会。
1.1
Confederate
of or relating to the Confederate States of the southern US（与美国）南部邦联（有关）的：the Confederate flag.
南部邦联旗。
/kənˈfedərət/
1
- a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice同盟者, 联合者（尤指共谋者、同党、共犯）; 帮凶。
2
Confederate
a supporter of the Confederate States of the southern US（美国内战时）美国南部邦联支持者。
/kənˈfedəreɪt/
with obj.［usu. as adj. confederated］
- bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance使（国家, 团体）结成同盟, 使结盟; 使联合：
Switzerland is a model for the new confederated Europe.
瑞士是结成联盟的新欧洲的典范。
词源
late Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- 'together'+foederatus （see FEDERATE）.