federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/ us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/C1 [ before noun ]
relating to the central governmentand not to the government of a regionof some countries such as the US
A federal system of government consists of a group of regions that are controlled by a central government.
- They were charged with violating federal law.
- All of the federal judges currently sitting in Maryland hail from Baltimore.
- They are accused of trying to shield the General from US federal investigators.
- There is strong support here for the tough economic reforms ordained in the federal capitalPrague.
- Managers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal investigators.
