Synonyms of federal

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adjective

as in national

of or relating to a federation or to its central government

A federal system of government distributes power between a country's central and regional governments.

The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are all part of the federal government of the United States.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• national
• governmental
• government
• democratic
• nationwide
• internal
• civic
• civil
• domestic
• republican
• public
• intestine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• local
• municipal
• regional
• communal

Federal

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noun

1

as in nark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nark
• fed
• G-man
• narc
• tracer
• plainclothesman
• tracker
• tail
• investigator
• private detective
• detective
• private eye
• operative
• shadow
• private investigator
• gumshoe
• sleuth
• dick
• sleuthhound
• hawkshaw
• shamus
• sherlock

2

as in Confederate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Confederate
• Continental
• GI
• militiaman
• guerilla
• partizan
• guardsman
• guerrilla
• irregular
• paramilitary
• minuteman
• counterguerrilla
• partisan
• lancer
• combatant
• counterguerilla
• veteran
• pikeman
• archer
• artilleryman
• marine
• spearman
• rifleman
• cannoneer
• warhorse
• ranger
• noncombatant
• gunner
• musketeer
• crossbowman
• conscript
• enrollee
• recruit
• draftee
• lifer
• mortarman
• raider
• commando
• jarhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian