English-Chinese/Confederation

A confederation is a group of countries that, by treaty, have given some of their powers to a central government. They do this in order to coordinate their actions in a number of areas. This is like a federation, but without the association being a new country.

邦联 是 一组 通过 条约 赋予 中央政府 权力的 国家。他们 这样 做 是 为了 协调 他们 在 一些 领域的 行动。这 就像 一个 联邦，但 没有 成立 一个 新的 国家。