What is Federal?

  • (adj): Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.
    Example: "A federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederatons"
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on federal:

Urban Secession - Examples - North America
... that classification to the District of Columbia in the United States or Distrito Federal in Mexico, but these are federal government districts and not ... and Mexican federal governments ...
Queen's (electoral District) - Federal
... returned members to the Canadian House of Commons from 1867–1892 Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district), which returned members to the House of Commons from 1867–1892 Queen's (Prince Edward ...
Urban Secession - Examples - Europe
... Hamburg—that are Bundesländer in themselves (thus, they are city-states within a federal system) ... The city of Vienna is a federal state within the Republic of Austria ... Petersburg, the biggest cities in Russia, have Federal city status ...
Knowlton Township, New Jersey - Government - Federal, State and County Representation
... New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township) ... New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken) ...
Xamar - Government - Federal
... The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was the internationally recognized central government of Somalia between 2004 and 2012 ... The Federal Government of Somalia was established on August 20, 2012, concurrent with the end of the TFG's interim mandate ... The Federal Parliament of Somalia serves as the government's legislative branch ...

More definitions of "Federal":

  • (adj): Being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
    Example: "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
    Synonyms: Union
  • (adj): Of or relating to the central government of a federation.
    Example: "A federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
  • (adj): National; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units.
    Example: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"

Famous quotes containing the word federal:

    It is odd that the NCAA would place a school on probation for driving an athlete to class, or providing a loan, but would have no penalty for a school that violates Title IX, a federal law.
    Cardiss L. Collins (b. 1931)

    Newsmen believe that news is a tacitly acknowledged fourth branch of the federal system. This is why most news about government sounds as if it were federally mandated—serious, bulky and blandly worthwhile, like a high-fiber diet set in type.
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)

    Goodbye, boys; I’m under arrest. I may have to go to jail. I may not see you for a long time. Keep up the fight! Don’t surrender! Pay no attention to the injunction machine at Parkersburg. The Federal judge is a scab anyhow. While you starve he plays golf. While you serve humanity, he serves injunctions for the money powers.
    Mother Jones (1830–1930)