federal
See also: fédéral
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French fédéral, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
federal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
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- The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, […] to part with Sardinia.
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- Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations
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pertaining to the national government level
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Noun
federal (plural federals)
- (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.
- A supporter of federation.
- (historical) A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
Synonyms
- fed (noun)
Translations
a law-enforcement officer of the FBI
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Anagrams
Catalan
Adjective
federal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federals)
Portuguese
Adjective
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Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
federal m or n (feminine singular federală, masculine plural federali, feminine and neuter plural federale)
Declension
Declension of federal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | federal | federală | federali | federale | ||
definite | federalul | federala | federalii | federalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | federal | federale | federali | federale | ||
definite | federalului | federalei | federalilor | federalelor |
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
federal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federales)
Derived terms
Noun
federal m (plural federales)
- a federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the Mexican government
Related terms
Swedish
Adjective
federal
Declension
Inflection of federal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | federal | — | — |
Neuter singular | federalt | — | — |
Plural | federala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | federale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | federale | — | — |
All | federala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
See also
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