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federal Definition
(a)
of
or
relating
to
the
central
government
of
a
federation
; "
a
federal
district
is
one
set
aside
as
the
seat
of
the
national
government
"
(a)
characterized
by
or
constituting
a
form
of
government
in
which
power
is
divided
between
one
central
and
several
regional
authorities
; "
a
federal
system
like
that
of
the
United
States
"; "
federal
governments
often
evolved
out
of
confederatons
"
(n)
a
member
of
the
Union
Army
during
the
American
Civil
War
(n)
any
federal
law
-
enforcement
officer
(s)
national
;
especially
in
reference
to
the
government
of
the
United
States
as
distinct
from
that
of
its
member
units
; "
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation
"; "
federal
courts
"; "
the
federal
highway
program
"; "
federal
property
"
(s)
being
of
or
having
to
do
with
the
northern
United
States
and
those
loyal
to
the
Union
during
the
Civil
War
; "
Union
soldiers
"; "
Federal
forces
"; "
a
Federal
infantryman
"
federal Synonyms
Fed
Federal
federal official
Federal soldier
Union
Union soldier
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