- A federation is an organization made up of smaller groups, parties, or states. The United States is a federation; the states all fall under the same federal government.
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- n. 联合；联邦；联盟；联邦政府
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1. the Russian Federation
俄罗斯联邦
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2. the International Tennis Federation
国际网球联合会
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3. Many MPs are against federation in Europe.
许多议会议员反对欧洲结成联邦。
- federation (n.) 1721, "union by agreement," from French fédération, from Late Latin foederationem (nominative foederatio), noun of action from Latin foederare "league together," from foedus "covenant, league" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade").
fed·er·ation AWL / ˌfedəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌfedəˈreɪʃn / noun 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 2 [countable ] a group of clubs, trade/labor 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 3 [uncountable ] the act of forming a federation 联邦；同盟；联盟 ◆ Many MPs are against federation in Europe. 许多议会议员反对欧洲结成联邦。 federation federations fed·er·ation / ˌfedəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌfedəˈreɪʃn /
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