Chinese word

联邦

Pronunciation

Pinyinlián bāng

Meaning

  • nounfederation

Example

美国是一个联邦国家。měi guó shì yí gè lián bāng guó jiā

The United States is a federation.

Illustration for 联邦 (federation)

More examples

一些国家通过联邦制度来保护地方自治。yì xiē guó jiā tōng guò lián bāng zhì dù lái bǎo hù dì fāng zì zhì

Some countries use a federal system to protect local autonomy.

Core concept

One country has two levels of government, with power divided between the center and its regions.

Common phrases

  • 联邦国家lián bāng guó jiā

    federal state

  • 联邦议会lián bāng yì huì

    federal parliament

  • 联邦制度lián bāng zhì dù

    federal system

Similar words

联邦制lián bāng zhì: A political system that divides power between a central government and regional governments.
邦联bāng lián: A loose union in which several sovereign countries cooperate while remaining separate states.
共和国gòng hé guó: A country whose head of state is chosen by election or another nonhereditary process.
国家guó jiā: A political unit with its own territory, people, and government.

Definition in Chinese

中央政府与若干地方实体共享权力的国家类型，强调中央与地方在权力分配上的分工与联合。zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ yǔ ruò gān dì fāng shí tǐ gòng xiǎng quán lì de guó jiā lèi xíng qiáng diào zhōng yāng yǔ dì fāng zài quán lì fēn pèi shàng de fēn gōng yǔ lián hé

Word origin

联 (lián, "connect") + 邦 (bāng, "state") forms a term for regions joined into one country while retaining defined local powers.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun is more common in formal political discussion than in casual talk, and it often appears in a longer official term.

Opposites

  • 单一制dān yí zhìunitary systemnoun
  • 中央集权zhōng yāng jí quáncentralizationnoun

Related words

  • 联邦主义lián bāng zhǔ yìfederalismnoun
  • 联邦化lián bāng huàfederalizeverb

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