noun
associative relationship; federated relationship
General term for a relationship formed by association or federation, used in political, organizational, or abstract contexts.
この組織は連合関係にある複数の団体で構成されている。
This organization is composed of several groups in a federated relationship.
noun
Linguistics term referring to the relationship between elements that can substitute for each other in a given context, often contrasted with 系列関係 (syntagmatic relation).
See also: 系列関係
「連合関係」は、言語学で系列関係と対比される概念だ。
Paradigmatic relation is a concept in linguistics contrasted with syntagmatic relation.
系列関係 (syntagmatic relation) is the complementary linguistic concept to 連合関係 (paradigmatic relation), dealing with sequential combinations rather than substitutable elements.
Compound of 連合 (れんごう, 'union, federation') and 関係 (かんけい, 'relationship'). The linguistic sense is a calque from Western structural linguistics.