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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Federal noun DATE 1861 1. a supporter of the United States government in the Civil War; especially : a soldier in the federal armies 2. fed 1 — usually used in pluralfed·er·al ETYMOLOGY Latin foeder-, foedus compact, league; akin to Latin fidere to trust — more at bide DATE 1660 1. archaic : of or relating to a compact or treaty 2. a. formed by a compact between political units that surrender their individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain limited residuary powers of government b. of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units c. of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinguished from the governments of the constituent units 3. capitalized : advocating or friendly to the principle of a federal government with strong centralized powers; especially : of or relating to the American Federalists 4. often capitalized : of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government or the Union armies of the United States in the American Civil War 5. capitalized : being or belonging to a style of architecture and decoration current in the United States following the American Revolution English Etymology federal 1640s, as a theological term, from L. foedus "covenant, league" (gen. foederis), related to fides "faith" (see faith). Meaning "pertaining to a treaty" (1650s) led to political senseof "state formed by agreement among independent states" (1707), from phrases like federal union "union based on a treaty," popularized by formation of U.S.A. 1776-1787. Fed slang for "officer of the FBI" is from 1916. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ federal fed·eral / 5fedErEl / adjective1. having a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control over their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc. 联邦制的: a federal republic 联邦共和国 2. (within a federal system, for example the US and Canada) connected with national government rather than the local government of an individual state (在美国、加拿大等联邦制下)联邦政府的: a federal law 联邦法 state and federal income taxes 州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税 • fed·er·al·ly adv.: federally funded health care 由联邦政府拨款的保健 OLT federal adj. ⇨ public Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: federal funds , or federal case , or federal assembly , or federal chancellor , or federal council , or federal court , or federal deposit insurance , or federal district , or federal district court , or federal labor union , or federal land bank , or federal public law , or federal reserve agent , or federal reserve bank , or federal reserve district , or federal reserve note , or federal theology fed·er·al I. \ˈfed(ə)rəl\ adjective Etymology: Latin foeder-, foedus league, compact + English -al; akin to Latin fides faith — more at faith 1. a. : of or relating to a compact, league, or treaty; especially : of, relating to, or derived from a compact between states which by the terms of the compact surrender their general sovereignty and consolidate into a new state < a federal union > b. : of, relating to, or expressing a covenant between God and the human race or its members, especially the covenant of works and the covenant of grace — compare federal theology 2. a. : of or relating to a state formed by the consolidation of several states which retain limited residuary powers of government under the common sovereignty of the new state : being or befitting such a state < some federal states have political parties peculiar to one area > b. : of, characterized by, or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed among a number of constituent territorial units < federal governments often evolved out of leagues or confederations — C.J.Friedrich > < a federal system > c. often capitalized : of or relating to the central government of a nation having the character of a federation as distinguished from the governments of the constituent units (as states or provinces) 3. usually capitalized : advocating or friendly to the principle of a federal government with strong centralized powers; especially : of or relating to the American Federalists 4. often capitalized : of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government or the Union armies of the United States in the American Civil War 5. usually capitalized : being or belonging to a style of architecture and decoration current in the United States following the Revolution and before the period of Classic Revival 6. of a British university : consisting of an association of colleges that function to a very large degree as independent units • fed·er·al·ly \-rəlē, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a supporter of the government of the United States in the Civil War; specifically : a soldier in the federal armies < Federals and Confederates lie buried together > 2. : a federal agent or officer |
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