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

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。
You're addressing an officer of the federation.
你正在和一个联邦军官讲话。
With a federation, the boundaries between the clouds are removed.
有了联合，云之间的界限就消除了。
Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state
新加坡脱离马来西亚联邦成为一个独立的主权国家。
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。
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
In1949 China established the nation's Women's Federation.
中国1949建立了国家妇联的合会。
The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates
消费者联盟声称银行在坑骗客户，因为它们没有把从利率上节省下的钱拿来进行反馈。
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。
The officer cited the federation's rule on affiliation.
该官员引用了联邦政府对于隶属关系的规定。