federation
noun /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
- [countable] 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.
联邦 - the Russian Federation
俄罗斯联邦
- The federation broke up in 1989.
该联合会于 1989 年解散。 - the six republics in the federation
联邦中的 6 个共和国 - Australia is a federation of six states and several territories.
澳大利亚是由六个州和几个地区组成的联邦。 - He urged them to remain within the federation.
他敦促他们留在联盟中。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
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- a member of a federation
- the Russian Federation
- [countable] a group of clubs, trade unions, etc. that have joined together to form an organization
（俱乐部、工会等的）联合会 - the International Tennis Federation
国际网球联合会
Topics Politicsc1- The trade union federation has called for a national strike.
工会联合会呼吁举行全国罢工。 - The Scottish Landowners' Federation completely condemned the practice.
苏格兰土地所有者联合会完全谴责了这种做法。 - the International Federation of Football Clubs
国际足球俱乐部联盟 - the British Athletics Federation
英国田径运动联合会 - a federation of over 3 000 organizations
有着 3,000 多个组织的联盟 - They were now ready to create a national labour federation.
他们准备好建立一个全国劳工联合会。 - He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups.
他提议小型的地方性团体组成一个松散的联合会。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
- …
- a member of a federation
- the International Tennis Federation
- [uncountable] the act of forming a federation
联邦；同盟；联盟 - Australia's centenary of federation in 2001
2001年澳大利亚联邦成立100周年
- Australia's centenary of federation in 2001
词源early 18th cent.: from French fédération, from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the verb foederare ‘to ally’, from foedus ‘league’.