fed·er·al

(fĕd′ər-əl, fĕd′rəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government.

2. Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a central authority and a number of constituent political units.

3. Of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinct from the governments of its member units.

4. Favorable to or advocating federation: The senator's federal leanings were well known.

5. Relating to or formed by a treaty or compact between constituent political units.

6. Federal

a. Of, relating to, or supporting Federalism or the Federalist Party.

b. Of, relating to, or loyal to the Union cause during the American Civil War.

7. often Federal Of, relating to, or being the central government of the United States.

8. Federal Relating to or characteristic of a style of architecture, furniture, and decoration produced in the United States especially in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and characterized by adaptations of classical forms combined with typically American motifs.

1. Federal

a. A supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, especially a Union soldier.

b. A Federalist.

2. often Federal A federal agent or official.

[From Latin foedus, foeder-, league, treaty; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

fed′er·al·ly adv.

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Adv.

federally - by federal government; "it's federally regulated"

Translations

federativo

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References in classic literature

That great Frenchman first carried out the conception that living bodies, fundamentally considered, are not associations of organs which can be understood by studying them first apart, and then as it were federally; but must be regarded as consisting of certain primary webs or tissues, out of which the various organs--brain, heart, lungs, and so on-- are compacted, as the various accommodations of a house are built up in various proportions of wood, iron, stone, brick, zinc, and the rest, each material having its peculiar composition and proportions.

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The awards are based on the center's 2018 clinical outcomes, which have again been recognized among the best of all Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States and Illinois.

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Historically, Federally Administrated Tribal Areas had been faced all kind of evil acts such as corrosion, terrorism, feudalism, poverty, illiteracy, wars, chaos and anarchy.

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Earlier on March 4, Regular courts had started functioning in tribal districts of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

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ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday vowed to bring the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the national mainstream.

Mainstreaming tribal areas among priorities: PM Imran

However, an election may be made to deduct losses incurred within a disaster area determined to warrant federal assistance and attributable to a federally declared disaster in the tax year immediately preceding the year in which the disaster occurred (Sec.

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Securities and Exchange Commission, has assigned a 'F1+' rating to the $200,000,000 Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) electric system general revenue notes series 2015 GR-4 notes, consisting of: GR-4A (Federally Taxable) and GR-4B (Tax-exempt) notes.

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ISLAMABAD -- The Senate approved on Friday the constitutional amendment bill on the merger of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Senate approves KP-Fata merger bill

ISLAMABAD -- The Senate on Friday passed the constitutional amendment bill regarding the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) with their respective provinces.

Senate passes FATA merger bill