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- 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.
- Federalist - n. - An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington.
- 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
- Unionism - n. - The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States.
- Unionist - n. - One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.
- Bundesrath - n. - The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called.
- Federation - n. - A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government.
- Canton - n. - A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
- Federalism - n. - the principles of Federalists or of federal union.
- Federal - a. - Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.