- Federal refers to the national government. The voting age is determined by the federal government while the driving age is decided on a state by state basis.
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- adj. 联邦的；联邦政府的
- adv. 联邦政府地
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1. a federal republic
联邦共和国
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2. a federal law
联邦法
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3. state and federal income taxes
州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税
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4. federally funded health care
由联邦政府拨款的保健
- federal (adj.) 1640s, as a theological term (in reference to "covenants" between God and man), from French fédéral, an adjective formed from Latin foedus (genitive foederis) "covenant, league, treaty, alliance," from PIE *bhoid-es-, suffixed form of root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade."
fed·eral ★ AWL / ˈfedərəl ; NAmE ˈfedərəl / adjective 1 ★ 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. 联邦制的 ◆ a federal republic 联邦共和国 2 ★ (within a federal system,for example the US and Canada) connected with national government rather than the local government of an individual state （在美国、加拿大等联邦制下）联邦政府的 ◆ a federal law 联邦法 ◆ state and federal income taxes 州政府和联邦政府征收的所得税 ▶ fed·er·al·ly / ; NAmE / adverb ◆ federally funded health care 由联邦政府拨款的保健 federal federals fed·eral / ˈfedərəl ; NAmE ˈfedərəl / fed·er·al·ly / ; NAmE /
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