federal : Idioms & Phrases

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department of the federal government

  • noun a department of the federal government of the United States
    department of the federal government; federal department.
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federal agency

  • noun an administrative unit of government
    office; agency; authority; bureau; government agency.
    • the Central Intelligence Agency
    • the Census Bureau
    • Office of Management and Budget
    • Tennessee Valley Authority
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federal agent

  • noun any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
    agent.
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federal aviation agency

  • noun an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
    FAA.
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federal bureau of investigation

  • noun a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
    FBI.
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federal bureau of prisons

  • noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
    BoP.
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federal communications commission

  • noun an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
    FCC.
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Federal Congress

  • . See under Congress.
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federal court

  • noun a court establish by the authority of a federal government
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federal deficit

  • noun an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue
    • federal deficits can cause inflation
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federal democratic republic of ethiopia

  • noun Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
    Ethiopia; Abyssinia; Yaltopya.
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federal department

  • noun a department of the federal government of the United States
    department of the federal government; federal department.
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federal deposit insurance corporation

  • noun a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
    FDIC.
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federal district

  • noun a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
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federal emergency management agency

  • noun an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities
    FEMA.
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federal government

  • noun a government with strong central powers
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federal home loan bank system

  • noun the central credit system for thrift institutions
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federal home loan mortgage corporation

  • noun a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
    Freddie Mac; FHLMC.
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federal housing administration

  • noun the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
    FHA.
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federal islamic republic of the comoros

  • noun a country on the Comoro Islands
    Comoros.
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federal job safety law

  • noun a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
    occupational safety and health act.
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federal judiciary

  • noun the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws
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federal law enforcement training center

  • noun a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies
    FLETC.
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federal national mortgage association

  • noun a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
    Fannie Mae; FNMA.
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federal office

  • noun a department of the federal government of the United States
    department of the federal government; federal department.
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federal official

  • noun any federal law-enforcement officer
    Federal; Fed.
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federal party

  • noun a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
    Federalist Party; American Federalist Party.
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federal protective service

  • noun an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
    FPS.
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federal republic of germany

  • noun a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
    West Germany.
  • noun a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
    Deutschland; Germany; FRG.
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federal republic of nigeria

  • noun a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
    Nigeria.
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federal republic of yugoslavia

  • noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro; Union of Serbia and Montenegro; Jugoslavija; Yugoslavia.
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federal reserve

  • noun the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
    FRS; Federal Reserve; Fed.
    • the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
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federal reserve bank

  • noun one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region
    reserve bank.
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federal reserve board

  • noun the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System
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federal reserve note

  • noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; government note; bank note; greenback.
    • he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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federal reserve system

  • noun the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
    FRS; Federal Reserve; Fed.
    • the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
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federal savings bank

  • noun a federally chartered savings bank
    FSB.
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federal security bureau

  • noun the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
    Federal Security Bureau; FSB.
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federal security service

  • noun the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
    Federal Security Bureau; FSB.
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federal soldier

  • noun a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
    Federal; Union soldier.
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federal tax lien

  • noun lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable
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federal trade commission

  • noun an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
    FTC.
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