Federal(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.
Federal(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.
Federal(a.) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
Federal(a.) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist.
Federal(n.) See Federalist.
Federalism(n.) the principles of Federalists or of federal union.
Federalize(v. t.) To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.
Federalized(imp. & p. p.) of Federalize
Federalizing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Federalize
Federate(a.) United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.
Federation(n.) The act of uniting in a league; confederation.
Federation(n.) A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government.
Federative(a.) Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal.
Words within federational