federal

  • 11federal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referring to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs. 2) referring to the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation. 3)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12federal — [fed′ər əl] adj. [< L foedus (gen. foederis), a league, compact, treaty: see FAITH & AL] 1. of or formed by a compact; specif., designating or of a union of states, groups, etc. in which each member agrees to subordinate its governmental power …

    English World dictionary

  • 13Federal — Fed er*al, n. See {Federalist}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14fédéral — fédéral, ale (fé dé ral, ra l ) adj. 1°   Qui a rapport à une confédération d États. La Suisse, les États Unis sont des gouvernements fédéraux. 2°   S. m. pl. Les fédéraux, nom donné, en particulier, aux partisans ou aux soldats des États Unis du …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 15Fédéral — Fédéralisme Le « fédéralisme » du latin fœdus, désigne un ensemble de caractéristiques et de « pratiques institutionnelles des systèmes politiques fédéraux ainsi qu’aux théories politiques qui ont été construites », en général …

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  • 16federal — (Del lat. federar.) ► adjetivo 1 De la federación: ■ vive en un estado federal. SINÓNIMO federativo ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 POLÍTICA Que es partidario del federalismo. ► sustantivo masculino 3 …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 17federal — federally, adv. federalness, n. /fed euhr euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states: the federal government of the U.S. 2. of,… …

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  • 18federal — 01. In Canada, the [federal] government is led by the Prime Minister. 02. A [federation] of university students is working to convince the government to invest more money in post secondary education in this country. 03. We live in a [federally]… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19federal — [[t]fe̱dərəl[/t]] ♦♦ federals 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions. Five of the six provinces… …

    English dictionary

  • 20federal — fed|er|al [ fed(ə)rəl ] adjective *** a federal country or system is one in which individual states make their own laws, but a national government is responsible for areas such as defense and foreign policy: The U.S. Constitution created the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English