联邦 (lián bāng) — federation, commonwealth (political union of states)

Definition

Examples

• 美国是一个联邦制国家。
  Měi guó shì yí gè lián bāng zhì guó jiā.
  The United States is a federal state.
• 联邦政府负责外交和国防。
  lián bāng Zhèng fǔ fù zé wài jiāo hé guó fáng.
  The federal government is responsible for diplomacy and national defense.
• 这个联邦由十个州组成。
  Zhè ge lián bāng yóu shí gè zhōu zǔ chéng.
  This federation is made up of ten states.