Main entry: federal
Definition: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
Usage: a federal system like that of the United States; federal governments often evolved out of confederations
Antonyms: unitary
Definition: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
Main entry: federal
Definition: national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
Usage: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; federal courts; the federal highway program; federal property
Antonyms: local
Definition: relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
Antonyms: international
Definition: concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
Main entry: Union, Federal
Definition: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
Usage: Union soldiers; Federal forces; a Federal infantryman
Antonyms: southern
Definition: situated in or coming from regions of the south
Antonyms: southern
Definition: in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line