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{
"term": "federal",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control over their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc.",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a federal republic"
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "(within a federal system, for example the US and Canada) connected with national government rather than the local government of an individual state",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a federal law"
},
{
"text": "state and federal income taxes"
},
{
"text": "New federal regulations have been introduced."
},
{
"text": "On 15th February a federal judge ruled in their favour."
},
{
"text": "There is a plan to introduce random drug testing of federal workers."
},
{
"text": "We will continue federal funding for the arts."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfedərəl/",
"audio": "fe/federal/federal__gb_4.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfedərəl/",
"audio": "fe/federal/federal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’ + -al."
}