federal
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfederal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- 1701, Nehemiah Grew, “Of Providence over Publick States”, in Cosmologia Sacra: Or A Discourse of the Universe as It is the Creature and Kingdom of God. […], London: […] W[illiam] Rogers, S[amuel] Smith, and B[enjamin] Walford: […], →OCLC, 3rd book, paragraph 27, page 113:
- Yet the Romans, taking them [the Carthaginians] at an Advantage, vvhen they vvere in Streights; compell'd them, contrary to all Fœderal Right and Juſtice, by Nevv Articles, both to part with Sardinia, their Lavvful Territory, and alſo to pay them for the future, a Double Tribute.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- (slang) Intrusive; airing out another's personal affairs.
Derived terms
edit- anti-federal
- Federal Capital Territory
- federal case
- federal city
- Federal City
- federal council
- federal district
- federal government
- federalism
- federalist
- federalization
- federalize
- federally
- federal municipality
- federalness
- federal question
- federal question jurisdiction
- Federal Republic of Germany
- federal state
- federal subject
- federal territory
- Federal Way
- federal yellow
- make a federal case out of something
- nonfederal
- prefederal
- quasifederal
- unfederal
Translations
editpertaining 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
editfederal (plural federals)
- a federal agent
- A supporter of federation.
Synonyms
edit- fed (noun)
Translations
edita law-enforcement officer of the FBI
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Anagrams
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editfederal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federals)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “federal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “federal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “federal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “federal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch federaal, from French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfederal
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “federal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Adjective
editfederal m or f (plural federais)
Romanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editfederal m or n (feminine singular federală, masculine plural federali, feminine and neuter plural federale)
Declension
editDeclension 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
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editfederal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federales)
Derived terms
editNoun
editfederal m (plural federales)
- a federal law enforcement officer
- the scarlet-headed blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus
Related terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “federal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editAdjective
editfederal (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection 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 |
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