meaning of federal
1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives.
2. Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.
3. Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
4. Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist.
5. See Federalist.
Related Words
federal | federal information exchange | federal information processing standards | federal networking council | federalism | federalist | federalize | federalized | federalizing |
