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federal
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
.”
