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Definitions of Federal:
  • noun:   any federal law-enforcement officer
  • noun:   a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
  • adjective:   of or relating to the central government of a federation
    Example: "A federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
  • adjective:   national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
    Example: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation"
  • adjective:   characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
    Example: "A federal system like that of the United States"
  • adjective:   being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War
    Example: "Federal forces"



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