confederate n Cp DC ~ n. An advocate of the political union of Newfoundland and Canada.
   1895 PROWSE 495 The result was an overwhelming defeat for the Confederate party; they were simply annihilated [in 1869]. 1948 The Independent No 14, p. 1 Things are being whispered around to try and set one sect against another, and so give the Confederates a few more votes. 1953 JOB 12 In spite of the local slogan of the 'confederates'—that it was always the 'merchant-princes' who prevented union with Canada, it can be safely asserted that opinion was varied among them. 1974 CAHILL 26 And that's what you get for backing the Confederates, bad luck.

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