confederation

英 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

美 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

n.  联盟; 联合体; 加拿大联邦(从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大)

复数：confederations　

Collins.2 / BNC.8239 / COCA.18262

牛津词典

noun

• 联盟；联合体
  an organization consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to help each other
  1. the Confederation of British Industry
     英国工业联合会
• 加拿大联邦（从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大）
  (in Canada) the joining together of provinces and territories forming Canada, which began 1 July, 1867

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (尤指为商业或政治目的而组成的)联盟，同盟,联合会
  Aconfederationis an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
  1. ...the Confederation of Indian Industry.
     印度产业联合会
  2. ...plans to partition the republic into a confederation of mini-states.
     把共和国分割成小国邦联的计划

英英释义

noun

• the act of forming an alliance or confederation
  Synonym:alliance
• a union of political organizations
  Synonym:confederacyfederation
• the state of being allied or confederated
  Synonym:alliance

双语例句

• Treaty of Union, League and Perpetual Confederation
  团结、联合和永远结盟条约
• 1871-British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
  1871年的今天，英属哥伦比亚加入加拿大联邦。
• Other organizations have joined the Confederation for mutual benefit.
  其他组织为了共同的利益也加入了这个联盟。
• The document composed in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.
  在费城起草的这份文件使具有独立主权的各州组成的邦联变成了国家政府。
• Agreement for a Confederation between the Republic of Croatia and the federation;
  克罗地亚共和国与联邦成立邦联的协定；
• Caribbean Confederation of credit unions;
  加勒比信用社联合会；
• I had the privilege of sitting at dinner with them at the Confederation of Indian Industry pre-WEF dinner.
  我有幸在世界经济论坛晚餐前在印度工业联盟上与他们共进晚餐。
• The peace treaty will lay the foundations for a loose confederation of sovereign states.
  该和平条约将为主权国家形成松散的同盟关系奠定基础。
• Newfoundland joined the confederation in1949.
  纽芬兰1949年加入联盟。
• Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
  哪四个省率先组成邦联的？