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Meaning of federal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 American Civil War;
         "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
         [syn: {Union}, {Federal}]
      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
         confederations" [ant: {unitary}]
      n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
           [syn: {Federal}, {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}]
      2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Federal}, {Fed},
         {federal official}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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