federal

English Thesaurus

1. any federal law-enforcement officer (noun.person)

hypernym	:	agent, federal agent,
definition	:	any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau (noun.person)

2. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

hypernym	:	northerner, yank, yankee,
definition	:	an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (noun.person)

3. national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units (adj.all)

similar	:	national,
definition	:	concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country (adj.all)

4. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all)

domain category	:	administration, governance, governing, government, government activity,
definition	:	the act of governing; exercising authority (noun.act)

5. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War (adj.all)

similar	:	northern,
definition	:	in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (adj.all)

6. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

derivation	:	federal, union,
definition	:	being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War (adj.all)

7. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all)

antonym	:	unitary,
definition	:	characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority (adj.all)

8. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War (adj.all)

derivation	:	federal, federal soldier, union soldier,
definition	:	a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

9. of or relating to the central government of a federation (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	federal government,
definition	:	a government with strong central powers (noun.group)

10. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

derivation	:	federal, union,
definition	:	being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War (adj.all)

11. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (adj.all)

antonym	:	unitary,
definition	:	characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority (adj.all)

12. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War (adj.all)

derivation	:	federal, federal soldier, union soldier,
definition	:	a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War (noun.person)

13. of or relating to the central government of a federation (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	federal government,
definition	:	a government with strong central powers (noun.group)