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

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。
The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
俄罗斯联邦已经颁布法令废除政府官员的特权。
In the future we envision a federation of companies
我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。
Last year it issued several guarantees in support of loans to banks in Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
去年，该机构提供了几笔担保，支持乌克兰和俄罗斯的银行发放贷款。
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。
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
The national Olympic committee and sports organization of each country can join in the Asian Games Federation.
亚洲各国的奥委会和全国体育组织都可以加入亚运会联合会。
In1949 China established the nation's Women's Federation.
中国1949建立了国家妇联的合会。
The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
国际象棋联合会在大约120个国家设有分支机构。