federal

Meanings

Plural: federals

Noun

• a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
• any federal law-enforcement officer
• A federal agent
• A law-enforcement official of the FBI.
• A federal agent
• A Union soldier in the American Civil War.
• A supporter of federation.

Adjective Satellite

• 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"
• being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
  • "Federal forces"
  • "a Federal infantryman"

Adjective

• of or relating to the central government of a federation
  • "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
• 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"

Adj

• Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
• Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
• Relating to covenantalism.
• Intrusive; airing out another's personal affairs.

Synonyms

fed, Fed, federal official, Federal soldier, Union, Union soldier

Antonyms

unitary

Anagrams of federal