Federal definition
Federal is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the central government of a federation." It has 3 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- How common
- Everyday word
Federal as an adjective
of or relating to the central government of a federation
"a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
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"
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
"the Federal Bureau of Investigation"
Synonyms and antonyms
Opposite: unitary.
How to say federal
Federal has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
FEDERAL in word games
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Anagrams
- 0
Is FEDERAL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FEDERAL in the word checker, or unscramble FEDERAL to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.