federal

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federal
ˈfɛd(ə)r(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
    E.g. a federal Europe
  • relating to or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation.
    E.g. the health ministry has sole federal responsibility for healthcare

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