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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Federal \Fed"er*al\, a. [L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin
     to fides faith: cf. F. f['e]d['e]ral. see Faith.]
     1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an
        agreement or covenant between parties, especially between
        nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually
        governments or their representatives.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal
              right, . . . to part with Sardinia.   --Grew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Specifically:
        (a) Composed of states or districts which retain only a
            subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of
            the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.
        (b) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the
            Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
        (c) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the
            Federal party. see Federalist.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Federal Congress. See under Congress.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Federal \Fed"er*al\, n.
     See Federalist.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Federal \Fed"er*al\, a. [L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin
     to fides faith: cf. F. f['e]d['e]ral. see Faith.]
     1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an
        agreement or covenant between parties, especially between
        nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually
        governments or their representatives.
  
              The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal
              right, . . . to part with Sardinia.   --Grew.
  
     2. Specifically:
        (a) Composed of states or districts which retain only a
            subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of
            the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.
        (b) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the
            Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
        (c) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the
            Federal party. see Federalist.
  
     Federal Congress. See under Congress.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Federal \Fed"er*al\, n.
     See Federalist.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  federal
       adj 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"
       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"
       3: 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" [syn:
           Union]
       4: 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" [ant: unitary]
       n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
            [syn: Federal soldier, Union soldier]
       2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: Fed, federal
          official]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Αγγλικά a.
     ομοσπονδιακός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Catalan a.
     (l en federal)
     Indonesian a.
     (l en federal).
     Romanian a.
     (l en federal)
     Swedish a.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Federal
     n.
     1 A member of a (w lang=en Federal Party)
     2 (lb en chiefly US law) (alternative form of en federal)
     3 (lb en American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     a.
     1 Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or
  covenant#Noun between party#Noun, especially between nations.
     2 Pertaining to the national#Adjective government level#Noun in a
  federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
     n.
     1 a federal agent
     2 # (lb en US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI
     3 # (lb en US historical) A unionist soldier in the American Civil
  War.
     4 A supporter of federation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Federal
     n.
     1 A member of a (w lang=en Federal Party)
     2 (lb en chiefly US law) (alternative form of en federal)
     3 (lb en American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Catalan a.
     (l en federal)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en federal)
     Spanish a.
     (l en federal)
     Spanish n.
     1 a federal law enforcement officer
     2 # (lb es Mexico) federal law enforcement officer belonging to the
  Mexican government
     3 # (lb es US) federal law enforcement officer belonging to the
  United States
     4 the scarlet-headed blackbird, (taxlink Amblyramphus holosericeus
  species)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Federal
     n.
     1 A member of a (w lang=en Federal Party)
     2 (lb en chiefly US law) (alternative form of en federal)
     3 (lb en American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Catalan a.
     (l en federal)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en federal)
     Swedish a.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Federal
     n.
     1 A member of a (w lang=en Federal Party)
     2 (lb en chiefly US law) (alternative form of en federal)
     3 (lb en American Civil War) Someone on the Union side.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Espanja a.
     federaalinen, liittovaltiollinen, liittovaltioon liittyvä
     Espanja n.
     1 federalisti, liittovaltion kannattaja
     2 liittovaltion poliisi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     Engelska a.
     #Svenska
     Portugisiska a.
     #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  federal
     a.
     1 som avser en federation
     2 som avser förbundsnivå, federativ nivå

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Federal /fˈɛdəɹəl/
  إتحادي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  federal //ˈfɛdəɹəl// //ˈfɛdɹəl// 
  1. съю́зен
  pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations
  2. федера́лен
  pertaining to the national government level

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  federal //ˈfɛdəɹəl// //ˈfɛdɹəl// 
  федерален агент
  a law-enforcement officer of the FBI