nonfederal

adjective

non·​fed·​er·​al ˌnän-ˈfe-d(ə-)rəl How to pronounce nonfederal (audio)
: not federal
especially : not of or relating to the federal government of the United States
nonfederal employees/lands/funds

Examples of nonfederal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Penn is one of several hundred institutions that uses the CSS profile, an online application that lets students apply for nonfederal financial aid. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 Local prosecutors, during the same period, charged 79 state and local officers with murder or manslaughter after on-duty shootings, according to Philip Stinson, a criminal justice professor at Bowling Green State University who tracks nonfederal officers charged with crimes. Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023 Illinois and Michigan committed to providing the nonfederal share of about $10 million with the rest coming from federal funds. Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 19 Jan. 2022 Of the 12 nonfederal initiatives, only two provide medical care — Northside Hospital Duluth Concussion Institute in Georgia and the Barrow center in Arizona. New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for nonfederal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonfederal was in 1851

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“Nonfederal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfederal. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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