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

New outbreaks have recently been confirmed in birds in Kazakhstan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation.
新的暴发最近已在哈萨克斯坦、蒙古和俄罗斯联邦的禽类中得到确认。
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。
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。
You're addressing an officer of the federation.
你正在和一个联邦军官讲话。
Federation of Balkan Turks and Association for emigrees;
巴尔干土耳其人联合会和移徙者协会；
International Federation of camping and caravanning;
国际宿营和旅行队联合会；
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation.
德国体育联合会称它将进行调查。
In the future we envision a federation of companies
我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。
There is a wish among competitors that the Federation should change the test every four years.
参赛者希望联合会每4年能对该项测试作出调整。