Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to:

Politics

General

Federal monarchy A federal monarchy, in the strict sense, is a federation of Country, states with a single monarch as overall head of the federation, but retaining Non-sovereign monarchy, different monarchs, or having a non-monarchical system of government, in ...

, a federation of monarchies *

Federation A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...

, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states * Federal republic, a federation which is a republic * Federalism, a political philosophy * Federalist, a political belief or member of a political grouping *

Federalization Federalism is a combined or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments ( provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other sub-unit governments) in a single p ...

, implementation of federalism

Particular governments

Federal government of the United States The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a fe ...

United States federal law The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as ...

United States federal courts The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government. The U.S. federal judiciary consists primaril ...

* Government of Argentina * Government of Australia *

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

Federal government of Brazil The Federal Government of Brazil (''Governo Federal'') is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided in 26 states and a federal district. The Brazilian federal government is divided in thr ...

Government of Canada The government of Canada (french: gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the ''Crown ...

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

Federal government of Mexico The Federal government of Mexico (alternately known as the Government of the Republic or ' or ') is the national government of the United Mexican States, the central government established by its constitution to share sovereignty over the republ ...

* Federal government of Nigeria * Government of Russia *

Government of South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a parliamentary republic with three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a parliamentary system. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa. Executive authority ...

Government of Philippines The Government of the Philippines ( fil, Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and d ...

Other

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The Federalist Papers ''The Federalist Papers'' is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The c ...

'', critical early arguments in favor of approving the United States Constitution *

Federal Party (disambiguation) Federal Party may refer to: * Federal Party (1973) – a provincial political party in modern Argentina * Federalist Party (Argentina) – a 19th-century political party in Argentina * Federal Party (Puerto Rico) * Federal Party (Rhodesi ...

, various political parties

Places

Federal, Entre Ríos Federal is a city in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It had 16,075 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Federal Department. It lies in the center-north of the province, by National Route 127, about 190 km northeast of the ...

, a city in Argentina *

Federal, New South Wales Federal is a village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania ...

, a town in Australia *

Federal, Pleasants County, West Virginia Federal was an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogra ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Federal, Queensland Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the Federal had a population of 303. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. Geography Skyring Creek, a tributary of ...

, a town in Australia *

Federal Corners, New York Federal Corners is a former hamlet located in the Town of Richfield, New York, in Otsego County, United States, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the village of Richfield Springs, at the corner of Butternut Road and Cemetery Road. Federal Co ...

, a hamlet in New York *

Colonia Federal Colonia Federal is a colonia in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, just south of the Mexico City International Airport. The neighborhood is known for its particular shape that resembles a spider web. History and design The neigh ...

, a neighborhood in Mexico City

Transportation

* ''Federal'' (Amtrak), a passenger train providing an overnight Boston-Washington, D.C. service in 2003 and 2004 * ''Federal Express'' (train), a passenger train operated by the New Haven and Pennsylvania railroads * Federal Corporation, a Taiwanese tyre manufacturer * FedEx, a logistical services/delivery company based in the United States of America *

Federal Motor Truck Company The Federal Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded in 1910 as Bailey Motor Truck Company by Martin L. Pulcher, who would later found the Oakland Motor Car Company, which ...

, an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan (1910–1959)

Entertainment

* ''Federal'' (album), the debut album by rapper E-40 * ''Federal'' (film), a 2010 thriller film starring

Selton Mello Selton Figueiredo Mello (born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, pr ...

Federal Records Federal Records was an American record label founded in 1950 as a subsidiary of Syd Nathan's King Records and based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was run by famed record producer Ralph Bass and was mainly devoted to Rhythm & Blues releases. The compa ...

, a subsidiary label of King Records.

Other uses

* Federal architecture, an architectural style related to Biedermayer, Recency and Empire-style architecture **

Federal furniture Federal furniture refers to American furniture produced in the federal style period, which lasted from approximately 1789 to 1823 and is itself named after the Federalist Era in American politics (ca. 1788-1800). Notable furniture makers who wor ...

, American furniture produced in the same era * Special agent, person that work for a federal agency in

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Federal Premium Ammunition Federal Premium Ammunition is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vista Outdoor, located in Anoka, Minnesota. With a workforce of nearly 1,500, Federal manufactures shotshell, centerfire, and rimfire ammunition and components. History On April 27, ...

, an American ammunition manufacturer *

Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a ...

, the central bank of the United States *

C.D. Federal Club Deportivo Federal was a football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. History The club was founded August 14, 1935, in the house of Mrs. Idilia Rubio in ''colonia'' La Hoya (La Hoya neighborhood) in Tegucigalpa. In the 1940s and 1950s it was ...

, a Honduran football club * OFK Federal, a defunct Montenegrin football club *

Federal's Federal Department Store, or Federal's, was a department store chain based in Detroit. History Federal's was founded in 1929. In 1961, Federal's merged with Kobacker's of Columbus, Ohio and in 1969, it bought Shifrin-Willens Jewelers.

, a defunct U.S. department store