federal
     adj 1: national; especially in reference to the government of the
            United States as distinct from that of its member
            units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal
            courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal
            property"
     2: of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a
        federal district is one set aside as the seat of the
        national government"
     3: being of or having to do with the northern United States and
        those loyal to the Union during the Civil War; "Union
        soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" [syn:
         {Union}]
     4: 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"; "federal governments often evolved out of
        confederatons" [ant: {unitary}]
     n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
          [syn: {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}]
     2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Fed}, {federal
        official}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0