adj.
1.national
2.of or relating to the central government of a federation
3.being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War
4.characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities federal n.
1.a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
2.any federal law-enforcement officer
Idiom of the Day
out on patrol
away from a central location and observing or inspecting something
The soldiers were out on patrol most of the night.