/ˈfedərəlɪst ||; ˈfɛdərəlɪst/noun [C] a supporter of a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control of their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions 联邦主义者 federalist adj a federalist future for Europe 欧洲结成联邦的前景 ➔federalism /ˈfedərəlɪzəm ||; ˈfɛdərəlˌɪzəm/ noun [U]: European federalism 欧洲联邦主义