federal
fe duh ruhl
- n a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
- n any federal law-enforcement officer
- s national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
federal courts
the federal highway program
federal property - a of or relating to the central government of a federation
a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government - s being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
- a 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
- You might think that federal buildings that house the Department of Justice or members of Congress would have decent security.
- FEDERAL AID Going it Alone Most college leaders, public and private, plead for more federal funds as the only way out of a cash crisis that grows increasingly serious each year.
- The men and women selected to be federal air marshals spend 11 weeks in one of the best and most specialized federal law-enforcement training programs.