federal

== English == === Alternative forms === fœderal (archaic) fœderall (obsolete) === Etymology === From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛdəɹəl/, /ˈfɛdɹəl/ === Adjective === federal (not comparable) Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations. Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town. (theology) Relating to covenantalism. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === federal (plural federals) A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official. Coordinate term: (informal) federale (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI. (US, historical) A Union soldier in the American Civil War. A supporter of federation. ==== Synonyms ==== fed (noun) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Elfreda == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fə.ðəˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [fe.ðeˈɾal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === federal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federals) federal ==== Derived terms ==== federalisme federalista federalment === Noun === federal m (plural federals) blackbird (any of various birds in the New World family Icteridae) ==== Derived terms ==== federal capgroc federal cap-roig federal safrà === Further reading === “federal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “federal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “federal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “federal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch federaal, from French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /fɛdəˈral/ [fɛ.dəˈral] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fe‧de‧ral === Adjective === federal (comparative lebih federal, superlative paling federal) federal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “federal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: fe‧de‧ral === Adjective === federal m or f (plural federais) federal === Further reading === “federal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “federal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fédéral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fe.deˈral/ === Adjective === federal m or n (feminine singular federală, masculine plural federali, feminine/neuter plural federale) federal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== federație == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fedeˈɾal/ [fe.ð̞eˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: fe‧de‧ral === Adjective === federal m or f (masculine and feminine plural federales) federal ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === federal m (plural federales) a federal law enforcement officer (Mexico) federal law enforcement officer belonging to the Mexican government (US) federal law enforcement officer belonging to the United States the scarlet-headed blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: federale, Federale === Further reading === “federal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === federal (not comparable) federal ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== delstatlig global kommunal lokal nationell regional statlig