federation

英 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

n.  联邦; (俱乐部、工会等的)联合会; 同盟; 联盟

复数：federations　

考研IELTSTEM8法律

Collins.3 / BNC.3260 / COCA.9044

牛津词典

noun

• 联邦
  a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc.
  1. the Russian Federation
     俄罗斯联邦
• （俱乐部、工会等的）联合会
  a group of clubs, trade/labor unions , etc. that have joined together to form an organization
  1. the International Tennis Federation
     国际网球联合会
• 联邦；同盟；联盟
  the act of forming a federation
  1. Many MPs are against federation in Europe.
     许多议会议员反对欧洲结成联邦。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 联邦制国家;联邦
  Afederationis a federal country.
  1. ...the Russian Federation.
     俄罗斯联邦
• N-COUNT (社团或组织的)同盟，联盟，联合会
  Afederationis a group of societies or other organizations which have joined together, usually because they share a common interest.
  1. ...the British Athletic Federation...
     英国田径总会
  2. The organization emerged from a federation of six national agencies.
     该组织由 6 个全国性机构联合而成。

英英释义

noun

• the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs
• a union of political organizations
  Synonym:confederationconfederacy
• an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

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