Federal

·noun ·see Federalist.

II. Federal ·adj Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.

III. Federal ·adj Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist.

IV. Federal ·adj 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.

V. Federal ·adj 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.