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Meaning
Adj
●
Pertaining to a
league
or
treaty
;
derived
from an
agreement
or
covenant
between
parties
, especially between nations.
●
Pertaining to the
nation
al government level in a
federal
nation
,
as opposed to
state,
provincial
,
county
,
city
, or town.
Noun
●
In American English:
a
federal
agent
A
law-enforcement
official
of the FBI
A
unionist
soldier
in the American Civil War.
●
A
supporter
of federation.
●
A
member
of a Federal Party
●
In American English & Law:
Alternative form of federal
●
Someone on the Union side.
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Origin
federal
English
fédéral
French
Sourced from
Etym
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