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-governin ...

, 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 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 representatives ...

, 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 (Province, provincial, State (sub-national), state, Canton (administrative division), can ...

, 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 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 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 va ...

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 Constitution of the United States, United States Constitution and Law of the United States, laws of the fed ...

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 President. ...

Government of Australia The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federalism, federal parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster system, Westminster-sty ...

*Government of Pakistan *Federal government of Brazil *Government of Canada *Government of India *Federal government of Mexico *Federal government of Nigeria *Government of Russia *Government of South Africa *Government of Philippines

Other

*''The Federalist Papers'', critical early arguments in favor of approving the United States Constitution *Federal Party (disambiguation), various political parties

Places

*Federal, Entre Ríos, a city in Argentina *Federal, New South Wales, a town in Australia *Federal, Pleasants County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States *Federal, Queensland, a town in Australia *Federal Corners, New York, a hamlet in New York *Colonia Federal, a neighborhood in Mexico City

Transportation

*Federal (Amtrak), ''Federal'' (Amtrak), a passenger train providing an overnight Boston-Washington, D.C. service in 2003 and 2004 *Federal Express (train), ''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, an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan (1910–1959)

Entertainment

*Federal (album), ''Federal'' (album), the debut album by rapper E-40 *Federal (film), ''Federal'' (film), a 2010 thriller film starring Selton Mello *Federal Records, a subsidiary label of King Records.

Other uses

* Federal architecture, 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 Government agency, federal agency in United States * Federal Premium Ammunition, an American ammunition manufacturer *Federal Reserve, 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