单词 | Federals |
释义 | federal1 of 2adjective fed·er·al ˈfe-d(ə-)rəl 1 a : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units b : of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinguished from the governments of the constituent units c : formed by a compact between political units that surrender their individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain limited residuary powers of government 2 often capitalized : of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government or the Union armies of the U.S. in the American Civil War 3 capitalized : being or belonging to a style of architecture and decoration current in the U.S. following the American Revolution 4 capitalized : advocating or friendly to the principle of a federal government with strong centralized powers especially : of or relating to the American Federalists 5 archaic : of or relating to a compact or treaty federally ˈfe-d(ə-)rə-lē adverb Federal 2 of 2noun1 : a supporter of the U.S. government in the Civil War especially : a soldier in the federal armies 2 : fed sense 1 —usually used in plural The Federals arrested the smugglers. Federals noun1 as in feds Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in Confederates Synonyms & Similar Words
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