Definition of "Confederate" :

noun: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

noun: someone who assists in a plot

noun: a supporter of the Confederate States of America

verb: form a confederation with; of nations

verb: form a group or unite

adjective: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

"Confederate soldiers."

adjective: united in a confederacy or league