英 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 联盟，同盟；加拿大联邦
复数confederations
confederation /kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən/ CET6
A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes. (尤指为商业或政治目的而结成的) 联邦; 联盟
...the Confederation of Indian Industry.
…印度工业联盟。
the state of being allied or confederated
同义词： alliance
a union of political organizations
同义词： confederacy / federation
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
同义词： alliance
同盟-引用次数：2
The fourth part expounds how the USSR-Xinjiang relationship has gone through twists and turns with a process from confederation to breach and the eventual repair of the relations, and continues to explain the causes with the hierarchical analysis method. The fifth part is the conclusion.
第四部分:详细阐述1942-1946年间苏新关系几经波折,从亲密同盟到关系破裂再逐渐修复的过程,并通过层次分析法来说明背后的原因。
邦联
邦联制（Confederation）是一个由若干独立国家组成的松散国家联盟。一般说来，邦联本身不具备构成一个国家所必需的全部要素，不具有完整的国际法主体资格...
回复 @高游天下 和 @BiMBA_WindyFeng :我说的是邦联(Confederation)，不是联邦(Federation)。我认为邦联制要比目前的欧盟权力大(特别是财权)，但仍然保留各个独立国家的形态。
... confederate：联盟的，同盟的，邦联的 confederation：结盟；同盟，联邦 confederative：同盟的，联邦的，联合的 ...
RA：我们是星际联邦（Confederation）的成员。距今一万一千年前，我们来到地球上的两个文化族群之中。
confederate 同盟的，联合的
confederative 联合的；同盟的
confederate 同盟国，同盟者
confederacy 联盟；联邦；私党
confederate 同盟；联合
confederate 使联盟；使联合；同伙；帮凶
联盟；邦联；同盟
alliance / union / association / league / federation
The council voted to disband and re-form as a confederation.
该政务会投票决定解散，再以联盟的形式重组。
Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s before entering long periods of war and factional fighting.
在进入长期战争和派系斗争之前，阿富汗在20世纪50年代是该联盟的创始成员国。
The Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group, estimates that 15 billion pounds could be saved by treating chronic diseases at home.
英国工业联合会，一个商业游说团体，估计通过在家中治疗慢性疾病可以节省15亿英镑。
It grew further under the Articles of Confederation in seventeen seventy-eight.
VOA : special.2009.07.30
So the narrative in the first part of Joshua, Joshua 2 to 12, describes the invading Israelites as an organized confederation of 12 tribes whose conquest is accomplished in a few decisive battles under the military leadership of Joshua.
因此《约书亚书》前一部分的叙述，从第2章到12章，描述了侵略者以色列作为有组织的联盟,由12个支派组成，他们在决定性战役中成功征服,在约书亚的军事率领之下。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
I would recite, whatever, the Articles of Confederation I would rise on my hind legs, quaking in my boots, and I would begin until I made a mistake, whereupon I would be castigated, berated, totally stripped of self-esteem by this monster who would that inflict the same pain on somebody else.
我会背，比如说，联邦条例,我会抬起我的后腿，它在靴子里颤抖，然后开始背，直到犯错，于是，我就会被批评严惩，自尊完全被这个怪物践踏了,他对其他人也会如此加注痛苦。
固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
But Eroglu supports a two-state confederation, which could negatively impact Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
VOA : standard.2010.04.15
Bridget Lynch,the president of the International Confederation of Midwives.
VOA : standard.2010.06.15
In fact, our Articles of Confederation might be an even better model, given how heterogeneous Europe is.
One of the biggest advocates for this is the NHS Confederation, which represents health managers.
Not so, says the Alliance for Aviation Across America, a confederation of small aircraft groups.