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Definitions

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

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private

WEAK

local

ADJECTIVE

public

Synonyms

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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

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local private unshared

WEAK

particular specific unknown

ADJECTIVE

united

Synonyms

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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

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divided separate uncoordinated

WEAK

separated

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They mark a departure from earlier federal dietary advice—for instance, recommending full-fat dairy foods and cooking with butter and beef tallow.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government of Alberta intends to submit a new pipeline project for federal review by midyear.

From The Wall Street Journal

A MarketWatch analysis of federal data also found that in the third quarter of 2025, there were more locked-in homeowners in states where housing is more expensive than in other parts of the country.

From MarketWatch

Ames, 84, died this week in a federal prison in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said it appeared the woman was blocking the roadway when a federal law-enforcement officer approached her on foot.

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