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confederation n.邦联；同(联)盟 (1) 邦联与联邦稍有点差别。(2) 各州不得缔结任何条约、同盟或联邦。(3) 她在英国工业联合会工作。 The noun confederation comes from the early 15th Century, meaning “an agreement.” Confederation is similar to the word "federation," but with important differences. Whereas a federation has a strong central government, a confederation is more of an agreement between separate bodies to cooperate with each other. The European alliance could be called a confederation, while the United States is a federation.

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英 [kənˌfedə'reɪʃn] 美 [kənˌfedə'reɪʃn] (1) Confederation differs little from federation .(2) No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation.(3) She works in the confederation of British industry. When a group of people or nations form an alliance, it is called a confederation, allowing each member to govern itself but agreeing to work together for common causes. Perhaps the best-known confederation was the South during the U.S. Civil War.

英语单词	confederation
英美音标	英 [kənˌfedə'reɪʃn] 美 [kənˌfedə'reɪʃn]
中文释义	n.邦联；同(联)盟
英语例句	(1) Confederation differs little from federation . (2) No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation. (3) She works in the confederation of British industry.
中文例句	(1) 邦联与联邦稍有点差别。 (2) 各州不得缔结任何条约、同盟或联邦。 (3) 她在英国工业联合会工作。
vocabulary简明	When a group of people or nations form an alliance, it is called a confederation, allowing each member to govern itself but agreeing to work together for common causes. Perhaps the best-known confederation was the South during the U.S. Civil War.
vocabulary扩展	The noun confederation comes from the early 15th Century, meaning “an agreement.” Confederation is similar to the word "federation," but with important differences. Whereas a federation has a strong central government, a confederation is more of an agreement between separate bodies to cooperate with each other. The European alliance could be called a confederation, while the United States is a federation.

Confederation Federation Alliance Called 英 Kənˌfedə'Reɪʃn] 美 Kənˌfedə'Reɪʃn N.邦联；同(联)盟