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ALL meanings of federal

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  • noun federal Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs. 1
  • adjective federal government: centrally controlled 1
  • adjective federal supporting federalism 1
  • adjective federal pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system. 1
  • adjective federal of, relating to, or noting such a central government: federal offices. 1
  • adjective federal (initial capital letter) U.S. History. of or relating to the Federalists or to the Federalist party. supporting the principles of the Federalist party. (in the Civil War) pertaining to or supporting the Union government. relating to or adhering to the support of the Constitution. 1
  • adjective federal (initial capital letter) pertaining to or designating the styles of the decorative arts and architecture current in the U.S. from c1780 to c1830. 1
  • adjective federal of or relating to a compact or a league, especially a league between nations or states. 1
  • noun federal an advocate of federation or federalism. 1
  • noun federal (initial capital letter) U.S. History. a Federalist. an adherent of the Union government during the Civil War; Unionist. a soldier in the Federal army. 1
  • noun federal (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI; short for federal agent. 0
  • adjective federal Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations. 0
  • adjective federal Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town. 0
  • adjective federal A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions. 0
  • adjective federal Some people use federal to describe a system of government which they disapprove of, in which the different states or provinces are controlled by a strong central government. 0
  • adjective federal Federal also means belonging or relating to the national government of a federal country rather than to one of the states within it. 0
  • countable noun federal Federals are the same as feds. 0
  • adjective federal of or relating to a form of government or a country in which power is divided between one central and several regional governments 0
  • adjective federal of or relating to a treaty between provinces, states, etc, that establishes a political unit in which power is so divided 0
  • adjective federal of or relating to the central government of a federation 0
  • adjective federal of or relating to any union or association of parties or groups that retain some autonomy 0
  • adjective federal (of a university) comprising relatively independent colleges 0
  • noun federal a supporter of federal union or federation 0
  • adjective federal of or relating to the Federalist party or Federalism 0
  • adjective federal characteristic of or supporting the Union government during the American Civil War 0
  • noun federal a supporter of the Union government during the American Civil War 0
  • noun federal a Federalist 0
  • adjective federal of or formed by a compact; specif., designating or of a union of states, groups, etc. in which each member agrees to subordinate its governmental power to that of the central authority in certain specified common affairs 0
  • adjective federal designating, of, or having to do with a central authority or government in such a union 0
  • adjective federal designating, of, or having to do with the central government of the U.S. 0
  • adjective federal of or supporting the Federalist Party or its principle of strong centralized government 0
  • adjective federal of or pertaining to the style in architecture and furniture based on classical Roman models that flourished in the U.S. from 1780 into the 1830s 0
  • adjective federal of or supporting the government of the U.S. in the Civil War; Union; pro-Union 0
  • noun federal a supporter or soldier of the U.S. government in the Civil War 0
  • noun federal a U.S. federal agent or officer 0
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