confederate
adjective
united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
pro-Confederate
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a word derived from
confederate.
Example Sentences
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I don’t have a clear sense of popular spirit around the issue—I’m not talking about polls and I’m not saying there aren’t deep and broad pockets of pro-Confederate sympathy that exist.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2021
During the pro-Confederate flag movement in South Carolina in the late 1980s, Jenkins said he helped marchers on both sides demonstrate in Charleston and in Beaufort.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2021
An attorney for the pro-Confederate group said Wednesday his client is disappointed and disagrees with the order but will comply.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2020
The congressman also noted that former President Abraham Lincoln had sent federal troops to Frederick, Md., to arrest pro-Confederate Maryland legislators while they sat in a session at the Washington suburb.
From Fox News ● Dec. 4, 2019
His broken leg notwithstanding, these three days in Virginia, with its pro-Confederate citizens and custom of hospitality, have made him think that escape is a possibility.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
