What does 連邦 (renpou | れんぽう) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	連邦
	is pronounced
	renpou \| れんぽう
	means
	federation of states

	Examples:
	ここ数年南ア連邦は人種問題をかかえてきた。 koko sū nen nana renpō wa jinju mondai o kakae te ki ta. The Union of South Africa has had racial problems in recent years.
	ＵＳＳＲはソビエト社会主義共和国連邦を表しています。 ### - ＵＳＳＲ wa sobieto shakai jugi kyōwa koku renpō o arawashi te i masu. U.S.S.R. stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. \| USSR stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
	連邦政府の予算削減は社会保障の給付に影響が及ぶでしょう。 renpō seifu no yosan sakugen wa shakai hoshō no kyūfu ni eikyō ga oyobu desho u. Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.
	連邦議会がその法案を可決した結果、それまで以上に多くの国旗が焼き捨てられたに違いありません。 renpō gikai ga sono hōan o kaketsu shi ta kekka, sore made ijō ni ōku no kokki ga yakisute rare ta ni chigai ari masen. I am sure that more flags were burned as a result of Congress passing that law than had ever been burned before.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org