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

You're addressing an officer of the federation.
你正在和一个联邦军官讲话。
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。
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；
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
With a federation, the boundaries between the clouds are removed.
有了联合，云之间的界限就消除了。
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。
The Netherlands, the Russian Federation, and United Arab Emirates have set up national committees on infection control.
荷兰、俄罗斯联邦和阿拉伯联合酋长国设立了感染控制全国委员会。
In1949 China established the nation's Women's Federation.
中国1949建立了国家妇联的合会。
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。