[{"word":"confederacy","phonetic":"/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An alliance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies.  There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confederacy"]}]