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adjective |
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When we talk about the federal government of a country, we are talking about the government of the whole country and not the government of a state or town. Something federal is connected with the central government of a nation. In the United States, the city of Washington, D.C. is the location of the federal capital.
The president is the head of the federal government, and a governor is the head of a state government.The United States has local, state, and federal laws. |
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public, state |
| derivation: |
federally (adv.) |
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