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
wear down (something) or wear (something) down
to make something become less useful or smaller or weaker because of wear or age
Little by little, the water wore down the beach at the edge of the river.