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title: confederacy — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «confederacy» in the Judaism dictionary: A confederacy is a group of states, tribes or people who join together for a shared purpose, like defence, while keeping much of their own power. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# confederacy

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**Who acts:** confederacy, people, eleven southern US states, secret group, Iroquois Confederacy, Abraham · **What happens:** be, join, share, keep, break away, fight · **To what, where:** group, much, 1861, slavery, North, American Civil War

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«confederacy» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [confederacy in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/confederacy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A confederacy is a group of states, tribes or people who join together for a shared purpose, like defence, while keeping much of their own power.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:m1:1
# text = A confederacy is a group of states, tribes or people who join together for a shared purpose, like defence, while keeping much of their own power.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	confederacy	confederacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tribes	tribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
25	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
28	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a confederacy | a group |  |  |  | of states and tribes or people | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | present | people |  |  |  |  | for a shared purpose; together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | gerund | a confederacy *not said here* | much of people's own power |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history, USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Confederacy was the group of eleven southern US states that broke away in 1861 to keep slavery and fought the North in the American Civil War.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:m2:1
# text = The Confederacy was the group of eleven southern US states that broke away in 1861 to keep slavery and fought the North in the American Civil War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Confederacy	Confederacy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	eleven	eleven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	1861	1861	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
18	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
25	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
26	Civil	Civil	PROPN	NNP	_	27	flat	_	_
27	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Confederacy | the group |  |  |  | of eleven southern US states | tree rules |
| 2 | **break away** | past | eleven southern US states |  |  | 1861 |  | away *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1861=Location |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | eleven southern US states *not said here* | slavery |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slavery=Theme |
| 4 | **fight** | past | eleven southern US states *not said here* | the North |  | the American Civil War |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent north=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A secret group that plans something together, especially something wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:m3:1
# text = A secret group that plans something together, especially something wrong.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	plans	plan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | present | a secret group | something |  |  |  | together *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Iroquois Confederacy joined six Native American nations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x1:1
# text = The Iroquois Confederacy joined six Native American nations.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Iroquois	Iroquois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Confederacy	Confederacy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
6	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | past | the Iroquois Confederacy | six Native American nations |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nation=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Confederacy fought the Union in the Civil War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x2:1
# text = The Confederacy fought the Union in the Civil War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Confederacy	Confederacy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Union	Union	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Civil	Civil	PROPN	NNP	_	9	flat	_	_
9	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the Confederacy | the Union |  | the Civil War |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent union=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Abraham Lincoln led the North against the Confederacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x3:1
# text = Abraham Lincoln led the North against the Confederacy.
1	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Lincoln	Lincoln	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Confederacy	confederacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Abraham | the North |  | the Confederacy |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent north=Theme against confederacy=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Confederacy wanted to keep slavery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x4:1
# text = The Confederacy wanted to keep slavery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Confederacy	Confederacy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the Confederacy |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Confederacy *not said here* | slavery |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slavery=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Several tribes formed a confederacy to protect their lands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x5:1
# text = Several tribes formed a confederacy to protect their lands.
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tribes	tribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	confederacy	confederacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | Several tribes | a confederacy |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location confederacy=Theme |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Several tribes *not said here* | tribes's lands |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today many people see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x6:1
# text = Today many people see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Confederate	confederate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	racism	racism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | many people | the Confederate flag |  |  | today | as a symbol of racism | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer flag=Stimulus as symbol=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirates had a confederacy to share the treasure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:confederacy:x7:1
# text = The pirates had a confederacy to share the treasure.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	confederacy	confederacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the pirates | a confederacy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confederacy=Patient |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | the pirates *not said here* | the treasure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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