Meaning

4 senses
  1. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.

    any federal law-enforcement officer

  2. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.

    (US)A law-enforcement official of the FBI.

    федера́лfederál

  3. (US, historical)A Union soldier in the American Civil War.

    a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

  4. A supporter of federation.

Examples

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  1. Tom was sentenced to three years in federal prison.

    ruТом был приговорён к трём годам заключения в федеральной тюрьме.

    deTom wurde zu drei Jahren im Bundesgefängnis verurteilt.

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  2. Germany is a federal state.

    Німеччина — федеративна держава.

    ruГермания - федеративное государство.

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  3. Germany is a federal republic.

    Німеччина — федеративна республіка.

    ruГермания является федеративной республикой.

    deDeutschland ist eine Bundesrepublik.

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  4. A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years.

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  5. They were tried in federal courts.

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
a law-enforcement officer of the FBI:

Origin

Borrowed from French fédéral, from Latin foedus + French -al.

Borrowed from French fédéral, from Latin foedus + French -al.

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Forms

plural: federals
Singularfederal
Pluralfederals

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
federal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto