Federal
Word | FEDERAL |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | fed er al |
Pronunciations | /ˈfɛdəɹəl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Federal"
What do we mean by federal?
Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government. adjective
Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a central authority and a number of constituent political units. adjective
Of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinct from the governments of its member units. adjective
Favorable to or advocating federation. adjective
Relating to or formed by a treaty or compact between constituent political units. adjective
Of, relating to, or supporting Federalism or the Federalist Party. adjective
Of, relating to, or loyal to the Union cause during the American Civil War. adjective
Of, relating to, or being the central government of the United States. adjective
Relating to or characteristic of a style of architecture, furniture, and decoration produced in the United States especially in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and characterized by adaptations of classical forms combined with typically American motifs. adjective
A supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, especially a Union soldier. noun
A Federalist. noun
A federal agent or official. noun
Pertaining to a league, covenant, or contract; derived from a covenant between parties, particularly between nations.
Confederated; founded on an alliance by confederation or compact for mutual support: as, the federal diet of the old German empire.
Pertaining to a union of states in some essential degree constituted by and deriving its power from the people of all, considered as an entirety, and not solely by and from each of the states separately: as, a federal government, such as the governments of the United States. Switzerland, and some of the Spanish-American republics.
Favorable to federation; supporting the principle of a union of states under a common government; specifically, in the United States, relating to, or adhering to, the support of the Federal Constitution.
In the American civil war, pertaining to or supporting the Union or federal government.
A supporter of federation; one devoted to a union of states in a national government or to its preservation; a unionist. Specifically noun
A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.
A supporter of federation.
A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Federal
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