federal
IPA: fˈɛdɝʌɫ
noun
- a federal agent
- (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI
- (US, historical) A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
- A supporter of federation.
- A member of a Federal Party
- (American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.
- (chiefly US, law) Alternative form of federal [a federal agent]
adjective
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- (slang) Intrusive; airing out another's personal affairs.
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Examples of "federal" in Sentences
- The Federal Court upheld the detention.
- The federal government announced a new policy.
- The court used the term co operative federalism.
- The adequacy of an EIS can be challenged in federal court.
- The Clintons were indicted through the federal government.
- Nextel is overseeing the changeover for the federal government.
- The federal government cannot legislate for intrastate commerce.
- The federal government can not legislate for intrastate commerce.
- It is the seat of the federal government and the head of the public powers.
- The constitution is designed to restrict the powers of the federal government.
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