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      federal
      noun
      A supporter of federation.
      (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI.
      A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.
      (American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.
      A member of a Federal Party
      (chiefly US, law) Alternative form of federal. [A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.]
      (US, historical) A Union soldier in the American Civil War.
      adjective
      Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
      Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
      (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
      Roots
      foedusfeder- · Latin · league, treaty
      Synonyms for federal
      fednfederativeadjgovernmentaladjfederalistnbureaucraticadjgubernatorialadj
      Words related to federal
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