Definitions for federals

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federals fed·er·al

Spelling: [fed-er-uh l]

IPA: /ˈfɛd ər əl/

Federals is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 333 anagrams from letters in federals (adeeflrs).

Definitions for federals

noun

1. an advocate of federation or federalism.
2. (initial capital letter) U.S. History. a Federalist. an adherent of the Union government during the Civil War; Unionist. a soldier in the Federal army.

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
2. of, relating to, or noting such a central government:
3. (initial capital letter) U.S. History. of or relating to the Federalists or to the Federalist party. supporting the principles of the Federalist party. (in the Civil War) pertaining to or supporting the Union government. relating to or adhering to the support of the Constitution.
4. (initial capital letter) pertaining to or designating the styles of the decorative arts and architecture current in the U.S. from c1780 to c1830.
5. of or relating to a compact or a league, especially a league between nations or states.

Origin of federals

1635-45; earlier foederal Latin foeder- (stem of foedus) league + -al¹

Examples for federals

The federal government was not to be allowed to become the judge of its own powers.

And so it was that the federal government did not shut down just when we all had visions of sugar plumbs dancing in our heads.

It remains a Schedule I narcotic to this day, considered as dangerous and addictive by the federal government as heroin and MDMA.

And there is another area where the federal government can play a part.

Over the last fifty years, the federal government spent an astounding $2 trillion on education.

I left Orleans rather than live under the federal government, if you please!

“I wanted to know [then] which side the federal government was on,” said Lewis.

Waivers were also encouraged by states and the federal government who saw them, rightly, as a cost-cutting measure.

In addition we have the federal government with its own laws and courts.

The federal government had failed to supply the necessary funds.