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 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。
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
他希望能从联盟中逐渐抽身而出。
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。
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
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。
In the future we envision a federation of companies
我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。
What hopes are there for European federation?
欧盟有些什么希望？
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。
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。
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。