federal — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

express, geological, huge

The federal government expressed concern about the new environmental regulations.

VERB + FEDERAL

consists, detained, means, pay, powers, send, tried

The government decided to send federal agents to investigate the crime.

FEDERAL + NOUN

chancellor's, deficit, elections, germany, government, institute, lottery, negotiators

The federal government announced new policies to address the growing budget deficit.

PREP.

in, in, without

The new healthcare policy was implemented without federal approval from Congress.

ADV.

narrowly

The Supreme Court narrowly ruled that the federal government had overstepped its constitutional authority.

Definitions

adj

1

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

Yet the Romans, taking them [the Carthaginians] at an Advantage, vvhen they vvere in Streights; compell'd them, contrary to all Fœderal Right and Juſtice, by Nevv Articles, both to part with Sardinia, their Lavvful Territory, and alſo to pay them for the future, a Double Tribute.

2

Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government as resulting from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; [...]

From April 1995 to May 1996, the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight jointly conducted an investigation into the actions of the Federal agencies involved in law enforcement activities near Waco, TX in late 1992 and early 1993 toward a group known as the Branch Davidians.

3

Relating to covenantalism.

federal theology

noun

1

A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.

2

A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.

3

A Union soldier in the American Civil War.

4

A supporter of federation.

noun

1

A member of a Federal Party

2

Alternative form of federal.

3

Someone on the Union side.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any federal law-enforcement officer

fed

adjective — being of or having to do with the northern United States and

union

Antonyms

unitary

Idioms & Phrases

federal case

An exaggerated ordeal; excessive fuss or indignation about some situation.

So I didn't put the toilet seat down — you don't have to make a federal case out of it.

Example Bank

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Yet the Romans, taking them [the Carthaginians] at an Advantage, vvhen they vvere in Streights; compell'd them, contrary to all Fœderal Right and Juſtice, by Nevv Articles, both to part with Sardinia,

Wiktionary

02

That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government as resulting from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain s

Wiktionary

03

From April 1995 to May 1996, the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice of the House Commi

Wiktionary

04

A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years.

Tatoeba · #19393

05

Please send this by Federal Express.

Tatoeba · #54987

06

Americans pay both federal taxes and state taxes.

Tatoeba · #67463

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, federal is marked as US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.