n. an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
n. 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
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复数形式:federations
常见例句
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n a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
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the largest federation of North American labor unions
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the confederation of German states. n
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n a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955