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  1. adjective 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. adjective 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. adjective Of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinct from the governments of its member units.
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  • But the judges concluded that the federal issue in the case wasn't significant enough for the federal courts to exercise jurisdiction. —  Latest Articles
  • The NCE program uses the federal is aligned with the federal Science and Technology (S&T) —  Lab Canada - Headline News
  • Described by Realtor Henry Hotchkiss as a half-federal, the house has an asymmetrical facade with the front door near the right corner, rather than centered on the wall. —  SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines
  • The gravy train known as the federal recovery package isn't just one big barrel of gravy - it's a series of tiny bowls. —  Kansas City Kansan Homepage RSS
  • The money is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the federal economic stimulus package.
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  1. From Latin foedus, foeder-, league, treaty; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French fédéral = Spanish Portuguese federal, from Latin as if *fœderalis, from fœdus (fœder-), a league, treaty, covenant, akin to fides, faith: see faith, fidelity.
 

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