Confederate

Alternative forms

 * confœderate

Noun

 * 1) a member of a confederacy
 * 2) an accomplice in a plot
 * 3)  An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a 'stooge').

Adjective
confederate


 * of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
 * 1) banded together; allied.

Verb

 * 1) To combine into a confederacy.

Thesaurus
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