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Confraternity vs Confederacy - What's the difference?

confraternity | confederacy | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between confraternity and confederacy

is that confraternity is a group of people with a common interest while confederacy is an alliance.

As a proper noun Confederacy is

the informal name for the Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1861, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War.

confraternity

English

Noun

(confraternities)
  • A group of people with a common interest.
  • A fraternity or brotherhood.

    • confederacy

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (confederacies)
  • an alliance