Adjective
1. national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units;
"the Federal Bureau of Investigation""federal courts""the federal highway program""federal property"2. of or relating to the central government of a federation;
"a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"3. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities;
"a federal system like that of the United States""federal governments often evolved out of confederatons"