Main entry: Fed, Federal, federal official
Definition: any federal law-enforcement officer
Main entry: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
Definition: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
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
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
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
Main entry: federal
Definition: of or relating to the central government of a federation
Usage: a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government