federal

Words with a similar base: federal, federal_official

'federal'

[federal.n.01] as in: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

'federal'

[federal.n.02] as in: any federal law-enforcement officer

'federal'

[federal.s.01] as in: national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units

Examples:
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
federal courts
the federal highway program
federal property

'federal'

[federal.a.02] as in: of or relating to the central government of a federation

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

'federal'

[union.s.01] as in: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

Examples:
Union soldiers
Federal forces
a Federal infantryman

'federal'

[federal.a.04] as in: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities

Examples:
a federal system like that of the United States
federal governments often evolved out of confederations

Origins

					federal (English)
└── fédéral (French)

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