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Sounds | feh'derahl; feh'drahl |
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Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | National. Especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units. |
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Examples | "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property" |
Similar to | national |
Meaning | Of or relating to the central government of a federation. |
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Examples | "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government" |
Nouns | federal government |
Adverbs | federally |
Meaning | Of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War. |
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Examples | "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" |
Synonyms | Union |
Similar to | northern |
Meaning | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities. |
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Examples | "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederatons" |
Category | government, governing, governance, government activity |
Contrary | unitary |
Meaning | A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War. |
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Synonyms | Federal soldier, Union soldier |
Broader | Yankee, Yank, Northerner |
Meaning | Any federal law-enforcement officer. |
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Synonyms | Fed, federal official |
Broader | agent, federal agent |