Princeton's WordNet

1. Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier(noun)

   a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

2. Federal, Fed, federal official(adj)

   any federal law-enforcement officer

3. federal(adj)

   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"

4. federal(adj)

   of or relating to the central government of a federation

   "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

5. Union, Federal(adj)

   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"

6. federal(adj)

   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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. federal(adjective)ˈfɛd ər əl

   relating to government at a national level

   federal laws

2. federalˈfɛd ər əl

   having a government in which there are independent regions controlled to some extent by a national government

   discussions about Europe becoming a federal system

Wiktionary

1. federal(Noun)

   A law-enforcement official of the FBI; short for federal agent.

2. federal(Adjective)

   Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

3. federal(Adjective)

   Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

Origin: From foedus.

Webster Dictionary

1. Federal(adj)

   pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives

2. Federal(adj)

   composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland

3. Federal(adj)

   consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer

4. Federal(adj)

   friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist

5. Federal(noun)

   see Federalist

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