S: (adj) federal (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"
S: (adj) federal (of or relating to the central government of a federation) "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
S: (adj) Union, Federal (being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War) "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
S: (adj) federal (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 confederations"