Federal

adj. of or pertaining to a form of government in which separate states unite under a central authority while retaining limited powers of government; of or pertaining to a central authority in a federation

n. federal agent or officer; Federalist; supporter of federation or federalism; member of the Union during the Civil War (U.S. History)

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Noun
1. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
(synonym) Federal soldier, Union soldier
(hypernym) Yankee, Yank, Northerner
2. any federal law-enforcement officer
(synonym) Fed, federal official
(hypernym) agent, federal agent

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Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) Union
(similar) northern

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Adjective
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"
(similar) national
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"
(pertainym) federal government
3. 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"
(antonym) unitary
(classification) government, governing, governance, government activity

adj. federal, of or pertaining to a central government based on a union of states; belonging to such a government, national

adj. federal, of or pertaining to a form of government in which separate states unite under a central authority while retaining limited powers of government