- (a.) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
- (a.) Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives.
- (n.) See Federalist.
- (a.) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.
- (a.) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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