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confederate
confederate /kənˈfedərət, kənˈfedərɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: past participle of confoederare, from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM-) + foedus (, federal)
1. formal someone who helps someone else do something, especially something secret or illegal
   SYN  accomplice:
    The young woman was his confederate, of course.
2. a member of a confederacy
—confederate adjective