| 单词 | federation |
| 释义 | federation (once / 621 pages) n 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. The word federation may be most familiar as part of the name of an organization — for example, the International Tennis Federation, the American Advertising Federation, or the National Wild Turkey Federation. If you follow World Cup soccer, you may interested to learn that the acronym FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Although the groups within a federation are united around a common goal or ideology, they usually like to keep some control at the local level as well. WORD FAMILYfederation: federations+/federate: federated, federates, federating, federation USAGE EXAMPLESThe FIS also said it was working with the Russian Snowboard Federation to look “for possible replacement competitions in Russia on the same dates.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The monthly purchasing managers’ index by the Chinese Federation of Logistics and Purchasing was 51.4 in December, the second highest level of 2016. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Cyber Command and aimed at targets or assets that are important not merely to the Russian Federation but to President Vladimir Putin himself. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) 1n an organization formed by merging several groups or parties Hypo|Hyper AFL, American Federation of Labor a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizationsthe largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955 CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizationsa federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 organisation, organization a group of people who work together 2n a union of political organizations Syn|Hypo|Hyper confederacy, confederation nation a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) Creek Confederacya North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma Hanseatic Leaguea commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 federation of tribes, tribea federation (as of American Indians) union a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations 3n the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs Hyper constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization the act of forming or establishing something |
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