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    of or relating to a form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states, provinces, etc.
    
    
    
    of or relating to the central government
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    or Federal :of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government during the American Civil War
    
    
    
    
    
    Federal US :of or popular during the early years of the U.S. government