federal
— Adjective
– English
~ 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 confederations"
Federal
— Adjective
– English
~ being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
federal
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
federal
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"
federal agent
— Noun
– English
~ any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
federal court
— Noun
– English
~ a court establish by the authority of a federal government
federal department
— Noun
– English
~ a department of the federal government of the United States
federal deficit
— Noun
– English
~ an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation"