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Federal - a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War |
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northerner,
yank,
yankee an inhabitant of the North
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Federal - any federal law-enforcement officer |
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Fed |
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agent,
federal agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
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| Adjektiv |
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federal - 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" |
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unitary characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"
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administration,
governance,
governing,
government,
government activity the act of meting out justice according to the law
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federal - 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" |
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national concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
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federal - of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government" |
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federal government a government with strong central powers
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