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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /
ADJECTIVE
confederate
Synonyms
STRONG
amalgamated associated combined federated incorporated leagued organized syndicated unionized
WEAK
corporate in alliance
ADJECTIVE
national
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civil communal domestic ethnic governmental internal interstate nationwide public social
STRONG
general home imperial native royal sovereign state sweeping vernacular
WEAK
countrywide government civic inland politic political societal widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
private
WEAK
local
ADJECTIVE
public
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civic civil communal governmental mutual national popular social universal urban
STRONG
city common country free government metropolitan open state
WEAK
accessible conjoint conjunct free to all intermutual municipal not private open door unrestricted widespread without charge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
local private unshared
WEAK
particular specific unknown
ADJECTIVE
united
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concerted consolidated cooperative homogeneous integrated linked unanimous undivided unified
STRONG
affiliated agreed allied amalgamated assembled associated banded confederated conjugate incorporated leagued pooled
WEAK
coadunate cognate collective concordant congruent conjoint conjunctive corporate hooked up in accord in cahoots joined up like-minded lined up of one mind of the same opinion one plugged in tied in unitary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divided separate uncoordinated
WEAK
separated

Example Sentences

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An Orange County towing company sold off nearly 150 military members’ cars, some while service members were deployed overseas, the federal government claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

But in Thursday's ruling, US District Judge Jane Boyle said the company had failed to show it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws.

From BBC

Maduro and his wife have yet to make an application for bail and have been held in a Brooklyn's federal Metropolitan Detention Center.

From BBC

The group filed an injunction asking a federal judge to reinstate the club.

From The Wall Street Journal

A federal court dismissed a lawsuit by X against an ad-industry coalition including brands CVS Health and Lego, alleging an illegal boycott.

From The Wall Street Journal

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