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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Federal \Fed"er*al\, a. [L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin to fides faith: cf F. f['e]d['e]ral. see {Faith}.] 1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives. The Romans compelled them contrary to all federal right . . . to part with Sardinia. --Grew. 2. Specifically: a Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland. b Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer. c Friendly or devoted to such a government; as the Federal party. see {Federalist}. {Federal Congress}. See under {Congress}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Federal \Fed"er*al\, n. See {Federalist}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: federal adj 1: 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" 2: of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government" 3: 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" [syn: {Union}, {Federal}] 4: (government) 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" [ant: {unitary}] n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War [syn: {Federal}, {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}] 2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Federal}, {Fed}, {federal official}]
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