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federation

noun
🔊/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
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  1. [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
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    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loose
    • national
    • regional
    • …
    verb + federation
    • create
    • establish
    • form
    • …
    federation + verb
    • break up
    preposition
    • in a/​the federation
    • within a/​the federation
    • federation of
    • …
    phrases
    • a member of a federation
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  2. [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
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    • The trade union federation has called for a national strike.工会联合会呼吁进行全国罢工。
    • 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。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loose
    • national
    • regional
    • …
    verb + federation
    • create
    • establish
    • form
    • …
    federation + verb
    • break up
    preposition
    • in a/​the federation
    • within a/​the federation
    • federation of
    • …
    phrases
    • a member of a federation
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] the act of forming a federation联邦；同盟；联盟
    • Australia's centenary of federation in 2001澳大利亚2001年成立一百周年
    4. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French fédération, from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the verb foederare ‘to ally’, from foedus ‘league’.