Federal Definition & Meaning
federal
- adjective
- 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"
- of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
- being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
- 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"
- noun
- a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
- any federal law-enforcement officer
"Federal" in song lyrics
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"Time schedule, three years of Islord, life in federal"
9th Prince f/ Beretta 9 — Never Front -
"And do it at your mannish like your Forty, it's federal"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) & Equipto — A Peez Paradise -
"Or when cats come home from doin five live federal"
C-Rayz Walz — We Live
Words that rhyme with federal
Usage tips for "federal"
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