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

By 492 votes to 391, the federation voted to maintain the status quo
联邦以492票对391票的投票结果决定维持现状。
This is a key issue for Federation.
这是联盟的一个关键问题。
In the future we envision a federation of companies
我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。
You're addressing an officer of the federation.
你正在和一个联邦军官讲话。
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。
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。
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。
This article highlights the value of the data federation approach.
本文重点强调了数据联合方法的价值。
What hopes are there for European federation?
欧盟有些什么希望？
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。