confederation of sovereign states
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
confederation; sovereign state alliance
formalFormal academic term in political science, distinct from a federal state where member entities surrender partial sovereignty.
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nián7
zhì8
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nián年
de至
Měi1
guó7
shì8
yí9
gè年
sōng的
sǎn美
de国
bāng是
lián一
个
松
散
的
邦
联
。
The United States from 1781 to 1789 was a loose confederation.
bāng邦
lián联
chéng成
yuán员
guó国
bǎo保
liú留
gè各
zì自
dú独
lì立
de的
wài外
jiāo交
quán权
。
Member states of a confederation retain their independent diplomatic rights.
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ōu欧
méng盟
zǎo早
qī期
céng曾
shì是
yí一
gè个
bāng邦
lián联
xìng性
zhì质
de的
hé合
zuò作
zǔ组
zhī织
。
The early EU was a cooperative organization with confederation characteristics.
bāng邦
lián联
yǔ与
lián联
bāng邦
de的
hé核
xīn心
qū区
bié别
zài在
yú于
zhǔ主
quán权
guī归
shǔ属
。
The core difference between a confederation and a federation lies in the attribution of sovereignty.
zhè这
ge个
yóu由
wǔ五
gè个
xiǎo小
guó国
zǔ组
chéng成
de的
bāng邦
lián联
zhǔ主
yào要
zài在
mào贸
yì易
lǐng领
yù域
kāi开
zhǎn展
xié协
zuò作
。
This confederation made up of five small countries mainly carries out cooperation in the trade sector.