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federal
adjective
connected
with
the
central
government
of
a
country
that
is
made
up
of
several
states
or
provinces
•
Canada's
federal
government
sets
nationwide
immigration
policies
.
Canada's
federal
government
sets
nationwide
immigration
policies
.
•
The
new
law
must
survive
challenges
in
both
state
and
federal
courts
.
The
new
law
must
survive
challenges
in
both
state
and
federal
courts
.
From
Latin
foedus
“
league
,
covenant
”;
adopted
into
English
in
the
17th
century
to
describe
agreements
binding
states
together
,
later
referring
to
the
central
authority
itself
.
noun
an
employee
or
officer
of
the
U
.
S
.
federal
government
,
especially
a
law-enforcement
agent
•
The
federal
showed
his
badge
before
entering
the
office
.
The
federal
showed
his
badge
before
entering
the
office
.
•
Local
police
coordinated
with
the
federals
during
the
operation
.
Local
police
coordinated
with
the
federals
during
the
operation
.
Noun
sense
developed
in
20th-century
U
.
S
.
English
as
a
clipped
form
of
“
federal
agent
.”
