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A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.
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A supporter of federation.
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A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
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Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
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Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
Examples of federal in a Sentence
The postal services and the telegraphs are administered by the federal government.
It is also one of the two chief cities, or capitals, of the Federal district.
Where are the rest of the federal troops?
She can locate and open the federal emergency supply depots.
In organization the Klan was modelled after the Federal Union.
The powers and rights of existing colonies to remain intact, except as regards such powers as it may be necessary to hand over to the Federal government.
No alteration to be made in states without the consent of the legislatures of such states, as well as of the federal parliament.
Under the constitution, the provinces retain all the powers not delegated to the federal government.
They were sentenced to banishment in Staten Island at the pleasure of the federal government.
A loose union, called the "Federal Council of the Reformed Churches in America," was formed in 1894 by the churches mentioned (excepting the Southern Assembly) and the Dutch and German Reformed churches.
North of Buenos Aires, on the Parana river, is the port of Rosario, the outlet for a rich agricultural district, ranking next to the federal capital in importance.
The occasion was the report of Major-General Edwards on the defences of Australia, and Sir Henry addressed the other premiers on the desirability of a federal union for purposes of defence.
The state furnished about 36,000 soldiers to the Federal armies and somewhat less than io,000 to the Confederate.
Political Divisions and Towns.-The chief political divisions of the republic consist of one federal district, 14 provinces and 10 territories, the last in great part dating from the settlement of the territorial controversies with Chile.
Each elects its governor, legislators and provincial functionaries of all classes, without the intervention of the federal government.
During 1906 a more rational view of the value of immigration was adopted by the various state governments and by the federal government, and immigration to Australia is now systematically encouraged.
Members of the elite federal government and military personnel darted between greencars and buildings, the buzz of radios and shouts adding to the compound's chaos.
On the 15th of December, when Schmerling and the Austrian members had left the cabinet, Gagern became head of the imperial ministry, and on the 18th he introduced a programme (known as the Gagernsche Programm) according to which Austria was to be excluded from the new federal state, but bound to it by a treaty of union.
The allegations made con cerning the Chinese really amounted to a charge of undue 1 Australia, it may be noted, has woman's suffrage in all the states (Victoria, the last, adopting it in November 1908), and for the federal assembly.
Then came World War I, which utilized these institutions and greatly expanded the size of the federal government.
And that doesn't even count the many other charitable organizations that have not filed for this tax-exempt status with the federal government.
Without them, lowly federal agents would still be in the dark in identifying the combatants in this dreadful war.
Cushing himself swam to the swamps on the river bank, and after wading among them for hours reached a Federal picket boat.
Among the public buildings are the city hall, the court house, the Federal building, the public library and an auditorium.
Sir Henry Parkes was elected president, and he moved a series of resolutions embodying the principles necessary to establish, on an enduring foundation, the structure of a federal government.
The judicial powers are vested in a high court and other federal courts, and the federal judges hold office for life or during good behaviour.
Federal officials and ecclesiastics are ineligible for election to either chamber.
The territories are governed by federal laws.
The department of justice has oversight in matters relating to the enforcement of the federal laws and the administration of justice through minor courts.
Among the public buildings and institutions are the county court-house, the federal building, a hospital and the Warren county library (1836).
In O'Neill's day, getting a copy of the federal budget meant writing away and buying a hefty paper copy.
Two people laughed aloud and someone growled about their federal tax dollars at work.
The federal agent was interested to learn Vinnie and Dean had played sports together, but Dean put to early rest any misconception about his prowess on the playing field.
Dean said, but the federal agent held out a hand and stopped him.
Tom DeLeo continued doing legwork on the Wassermann case, a curious jurisdictional mess with the Federal boys in charge but legions of local flat feet in scattered municipalities doing their grunt work.
She was at anchor surrounded by baulks of timber, and a cordon of boats had been stationed to row guard against an expected Federal attack.
Power to impose customs and excise duties to be in the Federal government and parliament.
His main army was preceded by a division of about 15,000 men under General Edmund Kirby Smith, who on the 30th of August defeated a Federal force under General Wm.
By one of his swift and secret flank marches he placed his corps on the flank of the enemy, and on the 2nd of May flung them against the Federal NI.
At the close of a day of victory he was reconnoitring the hostile positions when suddenly the Confederate outposts opened fire upon his staff, whom they mistook in the dark and tangled forest for Federal cavalry.
Political Divisions.-The republic of Mexico is politically divided into 27 states, one federal district, and three territories.
The Federal District consists of thirteen municipalities.
The state is nominally sovereign within its own boundaries, and the authority of its officers and courts in local questions is supreme except in cases where federal intervention or supervision is provided for by the federal constitution.
The first result was a law regulating free and compulsory education in the federal district and national territories, which came into effect on the 17th of January 1892.
The national revenues are derived from import and export duties, port dues and other taxes levied on foreign commerce; from excise and stamp taxes and other charges upon internal business transactions; from direct taxes levied in the federal district and national territories, covering a land tax in rural districts, a house tax in the city, commercial and professional licences, water rates, and sundry taxes on bread, pulque, vehicles, saloons, theatres, &c.; from probate dues and registry fees; from a surcharge on all taxes levied by the states, called the " federal contribution," which is paid in federal revenue stamps; from post and telegraph receipts; and from some minor sources of income.
But after 1884 under the rule of Diaz, the Federal system continued in name, but it concealed in fact, with great benefit to the nation, a highly centralized administration, very intelligent, and on the whole both popular and successful - a modern form of rational despotism.
A source of abundant discord was opened by the provision that each state should contribute its quota to the Federal revenues.
Moreover, the capital and some territory round it was made into a " Federal district " - another grievance intensifying the antagonism of the state to the central power.
But the financial situation was desperate; the federal revenue, mostly from customs - which were evaded by extensive smuggling - was not half the expenditure; and Indian revolts in Yucatan (1847-1850) and in the Sierra Gorda had added to the strain.
Under federal and democratic forms, Diaz exercised a strictly centralized and personal rule.