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English adjective: federal | |||
| 1. | federal national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units | ||
| Samples | The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Federal courts. The federal highway program. Federal property. | ||
| Similar | national | ||
| Antonyms | local | ||
| 2. | federal of or relating to the central government of a federation | ||
| Samples | A federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government. | ||
| 3. | Federal being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War | ||
| Samples | Union soldiers. Federal forces. A Federal infantryman. | ||
| Synonyms | Union | ||
| Similar | northern | ||
| Antonyms | southern | ||
| 4. | federal characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities | ||
| Samples | A federal system like that of the United States. Federal governments often evolved out of confederations. | ||
| Domain category | administration, governance, governing, government, government activity | ||
| Antonyms | unitary | ||
English noun: Federal | |||
| 1. | Federal (person) a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War | ||
| Synonyms | Federal soldier, Union soldier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Northerner, Yank, Yankee | ||
| 2. | Federal (person) any federal law-enforcement officer | ||
| Synonyms | Fed, federal official | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agent, federal agent | ||
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