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federal [adj]
Definition

  • federal :national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
    • the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • federal courts
    • the federal highway program
    • federal property

  • federal :of or relating to the central government of a federation
    • a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government

  • federal :being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
    • Union soldiers
    • Federal forces
    • a Federal infantryman

  • federal :characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
    • a federal system like that of the United States
    • federal governments often evolved out of confederations

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