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 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。
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。
Federation of Balkan Turks and Association for emigrees;
巴尔干土耳其人联合会和移徙者协会；
The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation.
德国体育联合会称它将进行调查。
The International Automobile Federation was established in Paris in 1904.
1904年，在巴黎成立了国际汽车联合会。
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。
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。
What hopes are there for European federation?
欧盟有些什么希望？
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
他希望能从联盟中逐渐抽身而出。
The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
国际象棋联合会在大约120个国家设有分支机构。