federal
See also: fédéral
English
Etymology
From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛdəɹəl/, /ˈfɛdɹəl/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
federal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- Grew
- The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, […] to part with Sardinia.
- Grew
- Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
Derived terms
- quasifederal
Translations
pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations
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pertaining to the national government level
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Noun
federal (plural federals)
Synonyms
- fed (noun)
Translations
a law-enforcement officer of the FBI
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Romanian
Adjective
federal m or n (feminine singular federală, masculine plural federali, feminine and neuter plural federale)
Declension
declension of federal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | federal | federală | federali | federale | ||
| definite | federalul | federala | federalii | federalele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | federal | federale | federali | federale | ||
| definite | federalului | federalei | federalilor | federalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fedeˈɾal/, [feðeˈɾal]
Noun
federal m (plural federales)
- a federal law enforcement officer, usually belonging to the Mexican government
Swedish
Declension
| Inflection of federal | |||
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| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | federal | — | — |
| Neuter singular | federalt | — | — |
| Plural | federala | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | federale | — | — |
| All | federala | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
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