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Definition federal in British English
federal
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈfed(ə)rəl/
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a federal country or system is one in which individual states make their own laws, but a national government is responsible for areas such as defence and foreign policy
Example
The US Constitution created the country's federal system.
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1.1
connected with the national government of a country rather than with the government of one of its member states
Example
The cost will be split between state and federal governments.
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