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
   1. Of, relating to, or supporting Federalism or the Federalist Party.
   2. 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.

n.

1. Federal
   1. A supporter of the Union during the American Civil War, especially a Union soldier.
   2. A Federalist.
2. often Federal A federal agent or official.

[From Latin foedus, foeder-, league, treaty.]

federally fed'er·al·ly adv.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Relating to the general government or union of the states; based upon, or created pursuant to, the laws of the Constitution of the United States.

The United States has traditionally been named a federal government in most political and judicial writings. The term federal has not been prescribed by any definite authority but is used to express a broad opinion concerning the nature of the form of government.

A recent tendency has been to use the term national in place of federal to denote the government of the Union. Neither settles any question regarding the nature of authority of the government.

The term federal is generally considered to be more appropriate if the government is to be viewed as a union of the states. National is used to reflect the view that individual state governments and the Union as a whole are two distinct and separate systems, each of which is established directly by the population for local and national purposes, respectively.

In a more general sense, federal is ordinarily used to refer to a league or compact between two or more states to become joined under one central government.

IN BRIEF: Describing a union of states having a central government.

The federal government makes many laws for the whole country.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbunds-, føderal, stats-
n. - tilhænger af forbundsregeringen, nordstatsmand, soldat i forbundsregeringens hær

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    amerikansk sikkerhedspoliti
• Federal Reserve    amerikanske centralbank
• make a federal case of    tage alt for tungt på det

Nederlands (Dutch)
federaal, bonds-, betreffende federale regering, betreffende Amerikaanse architectuur na de revolutie, gebaseerd op leer van het Verbond (theologie), federale agent/ functionaris

Français (French)
adj. - fédéral, fédéré
n. - fédéré, (Hist) Fédéraliste, nordiste (soldat)

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    FBI
• Federal Reserve    La Réserve Fédérale (américaine), la Fed
• make a federal case of    faire une affaire d'état

Deutsch (German)
adj. - föderativ, Bundes-, föderalistisch
n. - Föderalist

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    US-Bundeskriminalamt, Kriminalpolizei
• Federal Reserve    Zentralbanksystem der Vereinigten Staaten
• make a federal case of    einen bundesweiten Fall daraus machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ομόσπονδος, ομοσπονδιακός, (των δυνάμεων) των Βορείων (στον εμφύλιο πόλεμο 1861-65)
n. - ομοσπονδιακός, (ιστ.) (ΗΠΑ) Βόρειος, μέλος των δυνάμεων των Βορείων (στον εμφύλιο 1861-65)

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    Ομοσπονδιακό Γραφείο Ερευνών, το Εφ-Μπι-'Αι
• Federal Reserve    (οικον.) (ΗΠΑ) ομοσπονδιακό αποθεματικό, Ομοσπονδιακό Σύστημα Τραπεζών (η κεντρική τράπεζα των ΗΠΑ)
• make a federal case of    κάνω θέμα

Italiano (Italian)
federale

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    Ufficio Federale di Investigazione
• Federal Reserve    riserva aurea federale
• make a federal case of    fare un sacco di storie per

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - federal
n. - federalista (m) (f), soldado (m) nortista na Guerra Civil norte-americana

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    Departamento (m) Federal de Investigações (EUA)
• Federal Reserve    Banco (m) Central (EUA)
• make a federal case of    tornar um caso federal

Русский (Russian)
федеральный, общегосударственный

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    ФБР
• Federal Reserve    Федеральный Резерв
• make a federal case of    передать федеральным властям, раздувать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - federal, federativo
n. - agente federal, federalista, unionista, sindicalista

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    Departamento Federal de Investigaciones (FBI)
• Federal Reserve    Reserva Federal
• make a federal case of    exagerar las cosas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förbunds-
n. - federalist, medlem av federala polisen (i USA)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
联邦的, 同盟的, 联合的, 北部联盟支持者, 北军

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    联邦调查局
• Federal Reserve    美国的联邦储备银行
• make a federal case of    过分夸大某事

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聯邦的, 同盟的, 聯合的
n. - 北部聯盟支持者, 北軍

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    聯邦調查局
• Federal Reserve    美國的聯邦儲備銀行
• make a federal case of    過分誇大某事

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 연맹의, 연합의, 연방정부의
n. - 연방주의자

idioms:

• make a federal case of    사소한 일을 큰 일로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 米国連邦政府の, 連邦の, 北部連盟の, 連合の, 合衆国の
n. - 北部連盟支持者

idioms:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation    連邦捜査局
• Federal Chancellor    連邦首相
• Federal Reserve    連邦準備
• make a federal case of    おおげさに展開させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فيدرالي (الاسم) مؤيد للفيدراليه , موظف فيدرالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פדראלי, מרכזי, של צורת שלטון בה מתאחדות מדינות אך נשארות עצמאיות בענייני פנים, כל-ארצי (בניגוד למחוזי או מקומי)‬
n. - ‮תומך בפדרציה או בפדרליזם‬

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