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1. (adj.) federal
pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states, provinces, or areas under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate units:
the federal government of the U.S.
2. federal
of, pertaining to, or involving such a central government:
federal laws; federal troops.
3. federal
(cap.)
4. federal
of, pertaining to, or supporting the Federalist Party or Federalism.
5. federal
pertaining to or supporting the Union government in the Civil War.
6. federal
of or pertaining to a compact or a league, esp. a league between nations or states.
7. (n.) federal
an advocate of federation or federalism.
8. federal
(cap.)
9. federal
a Federalist.
10. federal
a supporter of the Union, or a Union soldier in the Civil War.
Etymology: (1635–45; earlier foederal < L foedus league)
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1. (noun) Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
2. (adj) Federal, Fed, federal official
any federal law-enforcement officer
3. (adj) 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"
4. (adj) 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"
5. (adj) Union, 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"
6. (adj) 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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1. (adjective) federal
relating to government at a national level
federal laws
2. federal
having a government in which there are independent regions controlled to some extent by a national government
discussions about Europe becoming a federal system
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Federal
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. (adj) Federal
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. (adj) Federal
consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer
4. (adj) Federal
friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist
5. (noun) Federal
see Federalist
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Sense: (of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only
the federal government of the United States of America.
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 Afrikaans: federaal, federatief |
 Arabic: فدرالي، إتِّحادي |
 Bulgarian: федерален |
 Brazilian: federal |
 Czech: federální |
 German: Bundes-... |
 Danish: føderal; forbunds- |
 Greek: ομοσπονδιακός |
 Spanish: federal |
 Estonian: liidu- |
 Farsi: فدرال |
 Finnish: liittovaltiollinen |
 French: fédéral |
 Hebrew: פֶדֶרָלִי |
 Hindi: संघीय |
 Croatian: savezni, federalan |
 Hungarian: szövetségi |
 Indonesian: federal |
 Icelandic: sambands-, bandalags- |
 Italian: federale |
 Japanese: 連邦の |
 Korean: 연방의 |
 Lithuanian: federacinis, federalinis |
 Latvian: federāls; federatīvs; fed |
 Malay: persekutuan |
 Dutch: federaal |
 Norwegian: forbunds-, sambands-, fød |
 Polish: federalny |
 Persian: فدرال |
 Pashto: فډرالى، دتړون، اتحادى |
 Portuguese: federal |
 Romanian: federal |
 Russian: федеральный |
 Slovak: federálny |
 Slovenian: zvezen |
 Serbian: federalni |
 Swedish: förbunds-, federal |
 Thai: ที่ตรงกลาง |
 Turkish: birleşik, federal |
 Taiwanese: 聯邦的 |
 Ukrainian: федеральний, загальнодерж |
 Urdu: مختلف خود مختار ریاستوں ک |
 Vietnamese: (thuộc) liên bang |
 Chinese: 联邦的 |
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