federation

federation
noun
  1. a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs
    联邦
    [in names]the Yugoslavian Federation.
    南斯拉夫联邦。
    ■an organization or group within which smaller divisions have some degree of internal autonomy
    联合会，联盟
    [in names]the Federation of Housing Associations.
    住房协会联合会。
    ■[mass noun]the action of forming states or organizations into a single group with centralized control
    结成联合会；结盟
    a first step in the federation of Europe.
    欧洲结盟的初步措施之一。
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federationist
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French fédération, from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the verb foederare 'to ally', from foedus 'league'
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