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

• 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。
• World Confederation for diplomatic and press relations;
  世界外交和新闻界关系联合会；
• The two countries made up a confederation for mutual safety.
  这两个国家为了共同安全建立了同盟。
• Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.
  一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。
• 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 president of the Confederation is elected from the seven to assume special representative functions for a one-year term.
  从七个州中选取出来的联邦的首脑承担着特殊的代表作用，任期1年。
• Newfoundland joined the confederation in1949.
  纽芬兰1949年加入联盟。
• International linen and hemp confederation;
  国际亚麻大麻联合会；
• International Confederation of former prisoners of war;
  国际前战俘联合会；
• Treaty of Union, League and Perpetual Confederation
  团结、联合和永远结盟条约