confederations的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES(尤指为商业或政治目的而组成的)联盟，同盟,联合会

A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.

• ...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