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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fed·er·a·tion DATE 1787 1. an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: as a. a federal government b. a union of organizations 2. the act of creating or becoming a federation; especially : the forming of a federal union English Etymology federation Federation is first attested 1721, from L.L. foederationem, from L. foederare "league together," from foedus "covenant, league" (gen. foederis); see federal. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 federation fed·er·ation / 7fedE5reiFn / noun1. [C] 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. [C] 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. [U] 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English federation noun ADJ. loose He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups. | national | international, world the International Federation of Football Clubs | athletics, soccer, etc. the British Athletics Federation | employers', industry, labour, police, trade union VERB + FEDERATION create, form, set up They were now ready to create a national labour federation. FEDERATION + VERB break up The federation broke up in 1989. PREP. in a/the ~ the six republics in the federation | within a/the ~ He urged them to remain within the federation. | ~ of a federation of over 3,000 organizations PHRASES a member of a federation OLT federation noun ⇨ republic (the Russian Federation)⇨ union (the British Athletics Federation) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fed·er·a·tion \ˌfedəˈrāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: French fédération league, alliance, from Late Latin foederation-, foederatio, from Latin foederatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act of uniting in a league; especially : the formation of a single sovereign power by the uniting of separate states, provinces, or colonies so that each retains the management of its own local affairs 2. : something formed by federation: as a. : a sovereign state formed by the union of several states that have given up certain powers to the central government while retaining for themselves control over local matters — compare confederation 2 b. : a union of societies or organizations < a federation of labor unions > < a federation of women's clubs > • fed·er·a·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |
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