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 federal republic is a federation of Federated state, states with a republican form of government. At its core, the literal meaning of the word republic when used to reference a form of government means: "a country that is governed by elected r ...

, a federation which is a republic *

Federalism 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 po ...

, a political philosophy *

Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...

, a political belief or member of a political grouping * Federalization, 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 fede ...

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 The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Preside ...

* 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-i ...

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 The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judicia ...

* Government of Philippines

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 ...

'', 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 (Rhodesia an ...

, various political parties

Places

Federal, Entre Ríos Federal is a city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Entre Ríos Province, 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 ...

, a city in Argentina *

Federal, New South Wales Federal is a village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Byron Shire local government area approximately from the regional centre of Byron Bay, New South Wales, Byron Bay. At the , Federal had a po ...

, a town in Australia *

Federal, Pleasants County, West Virginia Federal was an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The Federal Post Office no longer exists. References

Unincorporated communities in West V ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Federal, Queensland Federal is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the Federal had a population of 303. It is located in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of C ...

, a town in Australia *

Federal Corners, New York Federal Corners is a former hamlet located in the Richfield, New York, Town of Richfield, New York, in Otsego County, New York, Otsego County, United States, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the village of Richfield Springs, New York, Richfield ...

, a hamlet in New York *

Colonia Federal Colonia Federal is a Colonia (Mexico), colonia in the Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Venustiano Carranza Boroughs of Mexico City, borough of Mexico City, just south of the Mexico City International Airport. The neighborhood is known for its ...

, 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 Federal Corporation () is a Taiwan-based tire manufacturer, headquartered in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City Taiwan. Today, it operates under the name of Federal Group which includes marketing, real estate divisions, and two tire manufacturing pla ...

, a Taiwanese tyre manufacturer * FedEx, a logistical services/delivery company based in the United States of America * Federal Motor Truck Company, 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 * Federal Records, a subsidiary label of King Records.

Other uses

Federal architecture Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was heavily based on the works of Andrea Palladio with several in ...

, an architectural style related to Biedermayer, Recency and Empire-style architecture ** Federal furniture, 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 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

* Federal Premium Ammunition, 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, a Honduran football club * OFK Federal, a defunct Montenegrin football club * Federal's, a defunct U.S. department store