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Examples of federal in a Sentence
We pay federal, state, and local taxes.
The ruling was overturned by a federal appeals court.
furniture made in the Federal style
Recent Examples of federal from the Web
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Armstrong also offered to be a cooperating witness in a federal investigation, Pelley reported.
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Jefferson Parish competed with Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes for federal funding under the Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments Program, known as LA SAFE.
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The proposal had been expected to cost $150 million for federal taxpayers and $50 million for the state.
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Hearings have not yet been scheduled related to the new federal drug charged filed against Branner.
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Erin Schaff/The New York Times Official word of the federal investigation at the N.C. campus runs counter to a stated goal of the Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos, the controversial appointee of President Donald Trump.
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An Alabama state representative is calling for a federal investigation into the death of Prichard man at the hands of a police officer in November 2017.
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The Gears of War 3 leak triggered a federal investigation, and Epic began working with the FBI to determine how its security had been breached.
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Libby was ultimately convicted of making false statements in a federal investigation, perjury and obstruction of justice — and was recently pardoned by Trump.
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Origin and Etymology of federal
Other Government and Politics Terms
Federal
- The Federals arrested the smugglers.
First Known Use of federal
1861
Other Government and Politics Terms
FEDERAL Defined for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states, provinces, etc.
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: of or relating to the central government
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: of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government during the American Civil War
Federal
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: a supporter of the government of the U.S. in the American Civil War; especially : a soldier in the federal armies
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: a federal agent or officer
FEDERAL Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
federal
- a federal government
- a federal crime
federally
adverbOrigin and Etymology of federal
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