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federal noun
Meaning : A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Synonyms : federal soldier, union soldier
Meaning : Any federal law-enforcement officer.
Synonyms : fed, federal official
federal adjective
Meaning : National. Especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units.
Example :
The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Federal courts.
The federal highway program.
Federal property.
Meaning : Of or relating to the central government of a federation.
Example :
A federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government.
Meaning : Being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War.
Example :
Union soldiers.
Federal forces.
A Federal infantryman.
Synonyms : union
Meaning : Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.
Example :
A federal system like that of the United States.
Federal governments often evolved out of confederations.
Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority.
A unitary as opposed to a federal form of government.unitary
