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　

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。

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。

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

By 492 votes to 391, the federation voted to maintain the status quo
联邦以492票对391票的投票结果决定维持现状。
The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation.
德国体育联合会称它将进行调查。
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
The shake-up aims to recast IBM as a federation of flexible and competing subsidiaries.
改组的目标是把IBM重组为一个灵活的、相互竞争的子公司联盟。
What hopes are there for European federation?
欧盟有些什么希望？
You're addressing an officer of the federation.
你正在和一个联邦军官讲话。
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
他希望能从联盟中逐渐抽身而出。
Data for this map were obtained from a research report of International Diabetes Federation.
地图数据源自国际糖尿病联合会的研究报告。
The Russian Federation declared itself to be a sovereign republic.
俄罗斯联邦宣布自己为主权独立的共和国。
I have a friend who is from a federation of students.
我有一位朋友在学生联合会工作。