federations
n.联邦(复数):由若干个自治政体组成的国家或组织,各成员保留一定的内部自治权,同时在某些事务上由中央政府统一管理。
例句
The balance of these federations is kinetic.
这些联盟的平衡是动态的。
On Thursday, the cycling, skiing and climbing federations agreed.
在周四,自行车,滑雪还有登山组委会已经同意。
So over the years the various commercial guilds and federations have had to find new purposes.
因此多年来,各种商业协会与联合会不得不寻找新的目标。