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federal [ˈfɛdərəl] adj 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a form of government or a country in which power is divided between one central and several regional governments 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a treaty between provinces, states, etc., that establishes a political unit in which power is so divided 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to the central government of a federation 4. of or relating to any union or association of parties or groups that retain some autonomy 5. (Social Science / Education) (of a university) comprised of relatively independent colleges n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of federal union or federation [from Latin foedus league] federally adv Federal [ˈfɛdərəl] adj (Historical Terms) a. of or relating to the Federalist party or Federalism b. characteristic of or supporting the Union government during the American Civil War n
(Historical Terms) a. a supporter of the Union government during the American Civil War b. a Federalist ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
federal adjective confederate, combined, federated, in alliance Communist deputies in the federal assembly Translations federal [ˈfedərəl] A. ADJ → federal B. N (US) (Hist) → federal mf C. CPD Federal Bureau N (US) → Departamento m de Estado Federal Bureau of Investigation N (US) → FBI m → Brigada f de Investigación Criminal federal officer N (US) → federal mf Federal Republic of Germany N → República f Federal de Alemania Federal Reserve Bank N (US) → banco m de la Reserva Federal Federal Reserve Board N (US) → junta f de gobierno de la Reserva Federal Federal Reserve System N (US) → Reserva f Federal(banco central de los EE. UU.) federal tax N → impuesto m federal FCC federal [ˈfɛdərəl] adj [province, government, judge] → fédéral(e) Federal Aviation Administration n (US) → Direction f générale de l'aviation civile Federal Bureau of Investigation n (US) → FBI m Federal court n (US) → cour f fédérale federal holiday n → US, jour m férié federal adj → Bundes-; system etc → föderalistisch; (US Hist) → föderalistisch; federal state → Bundesstaat m; federal bureau → Bundesamt nt; the Federal Republic of Germany → die Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Federal Insurance Contributions Act (US) Gesetz über die Einbehaltung von Sozialversicherungsbeiträgen n (US) (Hist) → Föderalist m (inf: in FBI) → FBI-Agent(in) m(f) adj federal [ˈfedərəl] (of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only the federal government of the United States of America. federaal, federatief فدرالي، إتِّحادي федерален federální føderal; forbunds- Bundes-... ομοσπονδιακός federal liidu- فدرال liittovaltiollinen fédéral פֶדֶרָלִי संघीय savezni, federalan szövetségi federal sambands-, bandalags- federale 連邦の 연방의 federacinis, federalinis federāls; federatīvs; federācijas- persekutuan federaal forbunds-, sambands-, føderal federalny federal federal федеральный federálny zvezen federalni förbunds-, federal ที่ตรงกลาง birleşik, federal 聯邦的 федеральний, загальнодержавний مختلف خود مختار ریاستوں کے وفاقی متحد حکومت (thuộc) liên bang 联邦的 adj federated [-rei-] joined by a treaty, agreement etc. gefedereer, verbonde إتِّحادي، مُتَّحِد обединен federalizovaný føderal; forbunds- verbündet ομόσπονδος federado liitunud متحد شده liitto- fédéré הִתאַחֲדוּת संघबद्ध, संघित ujedinjeni u savez, savezni szövetséges bersekutu sameinaður, sem eru í bandalagi federato 連合した 연합한 susijungę į federaciją apvienots federācijā bersekutu bonds- forbundet, sammensluttet sfederalizowany federado (con)federat федеративный federatívny združen federacijski förenad, federativ ซึ่งรวมเข้าเป็นสหพันธ์ birleşmiş 同盟的 об'єднаний, федеративний وفاقی صور پر تشکیل شدہ được thống nhất thành liên bang 同盟的 n fedeˈration people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose the International Federation of Actors. bondstaat, verbond, federasie إتحاد федерция federace føderation; forbundsstat der Bund ομοσπονδία federación liit اتحادیه liitto fédération פֶדֶרַציָה संघ, महासंघ federacija, savez föderáció, szövetség federasi (ríkja)samband federazione 同盟 연방 정부 federacija federācija persekutuan bond forbund, samband, føderasjon federacja federação federaţie федерация federácia zveza federacija sammanslutning, förbund, federation สหพันธรัฐ federasyon 聯盟,聯合會 федерація کسی متفقہ مقصد کی تحت قائم کیا گیا گروہ liên bang 联盟,联合会 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| generation is likely to see the creation of a Federalized police system whether we intended it or not. But waist deep in the muck of his second term, Dubya is looking positively Johnsonesque: He fights an increasingly unpopular war, he has federalized education to an unprecedented degree, and his most important legacy so far is the prescription drug program that represents the biggest expansion of Medicare since LBJ created that inefficient behemoth back in the 1960s. But the TSA federalized screeners and was brought under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. |
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