Federal also means belonging or relating to the national government of a federal country rather than to one of the states within it. The federal government controls just 6% of the education budget. a federal judge. + federally fed·er·al·ly residents of public housing and federally subsidized apartments
having to do with the national parliament or government rather than state or territory parliaments or governments Federal Executive Council formally, with the Governor-General, the chief executive authority of the Commonwealth; the council of ministers which advises the Governor-General federation the forming of a nation by the union of a number of states which give up some of their powers and responsibilities to a national government first-past-the-post a way of voting in which the candidate who gets the largest number of votes wins, even if it is less than half the votes cast first reading the first stage in the progress through parliament of a bill, when the Clerk reads aloud for the first time the long title of a bill, usually straight after it is presented to the parliament floor of the Senate/House of Representatives/Legislative Assembly the enclosed area containing members' seats in a chamber of the parliament frontbench (or front bench)
{s} of or pertaining to a form of government in which separate states unite under a central authority while retaining limited powers of government; of or pertaining to a central authority in a federation
The style period from 1790-1830 Specific to American furniture and architecture Derived from Hepplewhite and Sheraton and, towards the end of the period, from French empire
revenue received by the district directly from the federal government or distributed by the TEA or other state entities for programs such as career and technology education, programs for educationally disadvantaged children (Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, and Elementary and Secondary Education Act), food service programs, and other federal programs (5900)
any federal law-enforcement officer a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
The design period following the American Revolution and running roughly through the 1820s Federal style incorporates the neo-classic influences of Hepplewhite and Sheraton including straight and delicate lines, tapered legs, inlay and contrasting veneers
Acquisition Network (FACNET): a huge network that links numerous computer servers within all areas of the United States The Federal Government aids supply chains for the Government and large corporations that have adopted EC-based transactions as the way to do business FACNET transmits requests for quotes, bids, award notices and purchase orders between the Government and its Trading Partners
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
Federals are the same as feds. Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Federal Republic of Germany Federal Republic of Nigeria Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Federal Reserve System Federal style WPA Federal Art Project
Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives
Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland
characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederatons"
disapproval Some people use federal to describe a system of government which they disapprove of, in which the different states or provinces are controlled by a strong central government. He does not believe in a federal Europe with centralising powers
Federal is a term which refers to a nation state where power is divided between a national government and several regional governments, normally called states or provinces A federation, unlike a confederation, normally makes no provision for its dissolution
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 are to become autonomous regions in a new federal system of government