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

The word "federal" in example sentences

I mean, you've robbed thirty-one banks in twelve states, escaped from federal lockups _and _federal prisons -- and all without using violence of any kind. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Esq. in Milton, and remarked to him, that I was afraid the legislature would be federal, to which the said Thompson replied, that he was afraid it would _not be federal_, or that he began to be afraid there would not be _a federal_ house. ❋ An Elector (N/A)

"The big lessons after Katrina is we all have to work as a team," said Fugate, whose agency employed the term "federal family," instead of federal government, in news releases related to storm preparations. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The term federal judge really doesn't exist anymore. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Who ever heard the term federal or union applied to the aggregation of individuals into one community? ❋ Various (1899)

Of course, when I use the phrase "federal prosecutors and regulators alleged . . ." that's sort of a tip off that this whole investment contract thing didn't end up too well for the investors, who we might as well start referring to as victims.

Gaining agreement from some federal court (notice the term federal) to nullify the federal government is not likely. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Republicans spending bingeRepublican lawmakers called the new unemployment numbers "completely unacceptable," and blamed what they called a "federal spending binge" for continuing to hold back U.S. job creation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama created a bipartisan commission Thursday to confront what he calls the federal deficit's "disturbing" trajectory. ❋ Henry J. Pulizzi (2010)

But let's begin with what I call the federal version of the line-item veto. ❋ ITY National Archives (1993)

In 2009, at one of the first rallies of a movement that would evolve into the tea party, he evoked the possibility that Texas might be better off seceding from the United States if what he called federal overreach continued. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Acting Principal Chief Joe Crittenden has criticized what he called federal threats to the tribe's sovereignty. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are considering plans that could spur major upgrades to the nation's aging energy pipelines, driven by a string of recent oil spills, deadly natural gas blasts and what they call federal regulators' inaction. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Joe Crittenden, the acting principal chief of the tribe, has criticized what he called federal interference in tribal affairs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Arizona lawmakers, frustrated by what they called the federal government's failure to enforce the immigration laws, passed their own enforcement measure. ❋ By David G. Savage (2011)

Terry G. Kilgore, R-Scott, said yesterday on the House floor that it sends a message to Congress that people do not want what he termed a federal intrusion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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