federal /fedˈə-rəl/

1. Relating to or consisting of a treaty or covenant
2. Confederated, founded upon mutual agreement
3. (of a union or government) in which several states, while independent in home affairs, combine for national or general purposes, as in the United States (in the American Civil War, Federal was the name applied to the states of the North which defended the Union against the Confederate separatists of the South)
4. Of or relating to the national or central government in such a union, as opposed to any regional or state government

1. A supporter of federation
2. A Unionist soldier in the American Civil War

fedˈeracy noun

fedˈeralism noun

The principles or cause maintained by federalists

fedˈeralist noun

A supporter of a federal constitution or union

federalizāˈtion or federalisāˈtion noun

fedˈeralize or fedˈeralise transitive verb

fedˈerary noun (Shakespeare) see fedarie

federal theology or covenant theology noun

That first worked out by Cocceius (1603–69), based on the idea of two covenants between God and man, of Works and of Grace (see also covenant)

Federal Bureau of Investigation noun

(in the USA) a bureau or subdivision of the Department of Justice that investigates crimes, such as smuggling and espionage, that are the concern of the federal government

Federal Reserve Board noun

(in the USA) the board of governors in charge of the Federal Reserve System, which, comprising twelve Federal Reserve Banks, controls banking activities and supply of money and credit

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