Index of English words, starting with "fe"

(1) - Federal (n.) See Federalist.
(2) - Federal (a.) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist.
(3) - Federal (a.) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.
(4) - Federal (a.) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.
(5) - Federal (a.) Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives.

(1) - Federalism (n.) the principles of Federalists or of federal union.

(1) - Federalist (n.) An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington.

(1) - Federalize (v. t.) To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.