federal, adj.
freq. cnt. 44
freq. cnt. 44
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39
federal
sample sentences
"the Federal Bureau of Investigation""federal courts"
"the federal highway program"
"federal property"
semantic pointers
similar to
of or relating to the central government of a federation
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
federal
sample sentences
"a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
<adj.all>
federal
sample sentences
"a federal system like that of the United States""federal governments often evolved out of confederations"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)