A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
例句
...the Confederation of Indian Industry.印度产业联合会...plans to partition the republic into a confederation of mini-states.把共和国分割成小国邦联的计划
英汉词典释义
n.
同盟,联邦
a confederation between two states两国之间的联盟The peace treaty will lay the foundations for a loose confederation of sovereign states.该和平条约将为主权国家形成松散的同盟关系奠定基础。Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the state of being allied or confederated
2. a union of political organizations
3. the act of forming an alliance or confederation