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<A NAME="federalaid">
<B>Federal aid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) financial assistance given by the Federal government to a state, a local government or a private institution. </DL>
<A NAME="federalcase">
<B>Federal case,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a matter for a Federal agency or law court to investigate or to decide. <BR><I>expr. <B>make a Federal case,</B> </I>(U.S. Informal.) to make a great fuss; make an issue. <BR> <I>Ex. I was only a little late, but she made a Federal case out of it.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="federalconstitution">
<B>Federal Constitution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Constitution of the United States. </DL>
<A NAME="federaldistrict">
<B>federal district</B> or <B>Federal District,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> land which a country sets apart and administers as its national capital, such as the District of Columbia in the United States. Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela are among the countries which have federal districts. </DL>
<A NAME="federalese">
<B>federalese, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the jargon commonly used in government publications, reports, and letters. </DL>
<B>Federalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the principles of the Federalist Party in the United States. </DL>
<A NAME="federalism">
<B>federalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the federal principle of government. <DD><B> 2. </B>support of this principle. </DL>
<A NAME="federalist">
<B>Federalist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. History.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member or supporter of the Federalist Party in the United States. <DD><B> 2. </B>a series of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, issued chiefly in 1787-1788 in support of the proposed Constitution of the United States. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or supporting the Federalists. <BR> <I>Ex. The congressional caucus developed out of semiofficial meetings held by the Federalist members of Congress (Ernst C. Meyer).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="federalist">
<B>federalist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who favors the federal principle of government. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or supporting federalism. </DL>
<B>Federalist Party,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. History.) a political party in the United States that favored the adoption of the Constitution and, later, the establishment of a strong central government. It existed from about 1791 to about 1816. </DL>
<A NAME="federalization">
<B>federalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of federalizing. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being federalized. </DL>
<A NAME="federalize">
<B>federalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to unite into a federal union. <DD><B> 2. </B>to put under the control of the federal government. <BR> <I>Ex. Once the Guard is "federalized," the Governor no longer has control (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<B>Federal Reserve Bank,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) any one of twelve district banks of the Federal Reserve System of the United States established to regulate and help member banks in each district. </DL>
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<B>Federal Reserve Board,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a group of seven men appointed by the President of the United States to supervise the Federal Reserve System. (Abbr:) FRB (no periods). </DL>
<A NAME="federalreservesystem">
<B>Federal Reserve System,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the federal system of banks consisting of twelve Federal Reserve Banks and supervised by the Federal Reserve Board. The Federal Reserve System regulates the loans and reserves of member banks and influences the flow of credit and currency in the country. It loans money only to banks in the system and adjusts the amount of money in the country to the needs by changing the rate of interest on its loans. (Abbr:) FRS (no periods). </DL>
<A NAME="federate">
<B>federate, </B>verb, <B>-ated,</B> <B>-ating,</B> adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to form into a union or federation. <BR> <I>Ex. a plan to federate the provinces. The provinces federated in order to facilitate trade between them and strengthen their defense. The recently created African states are engaged in federating (Romulo Betancourt).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to organize on a federal basis. <BR> <I>Ex. to federate a country or an empire.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> formed into a union or federation; federated; allied. <DD><I>noun </I> a member of a union or federation. </DL>
<A NAME="federatedcity">
<B>federated city,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of government in a metropolitan area with authority to finance projects of the area by taxes. </DL>
<A NAME="federation">
<B>federation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of federating or uniting into a league. <BR> <I>Ex. A federation of all humanity ... would mean such a release and increase of human energy as to open a new phase in human history (H. G. Wells).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>formation of a political unity out of a number of separate states or districts, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs. <BR> <I>Ex. The United States is a federation.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a league; a union by agreement, often a union of states or nations. <BR> <I>Ex. the American Federation of Labor, a federation of students. Each member of the federation controls its own affairs.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="federative">
<B>federative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a federation; like a federation; forming a federation. adv. <B>federatively.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="fedora">
<B>fedora, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a man's low, soft felt hat with a curved brim. The crown is creased lengthwise. <BR> <I>Ex. He was in ... a freshly blocked fedora, dented like a soft bread by the fingers (Saul Bellow).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fedupness">
<B>fed-upness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) utter boredom, weariness, or disgust: ... a mood of fed-upness with the world (New Yorker); <BR> <I>Ex. ... Hamlet's fed-upness with a corrupt court (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="fee">
<B>fee, </B>noun, verb, <B>feed,</B> <B>feeing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sum of money asked or paid for some service or privilege; charge; payment. <BR> <I>Ex. an admission fee, a license fee. Doctors and lawyers receive fees for their services.</I> (SYN) pay, compensation, recompense. <DD><B> 2. </B>a small present of money; tip. (SYN) gratuity. <DD><B> 3. </B>in feudal law: <DD><B> a. </B>the right to keep and use land. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=fief.</B> <DD><B> 4. </B>a territory held in fee. <BR> <I>Ex. My lute and I are lords of more Than thrice this kingdom's fee (James Russell Lowell).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>ownership; possession. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Law.) an estate in land capable of passing to the owner's heirs, either an estate that belongs to the owner and his heirs forever with no restrictions on the class of heirs (fee simple) or an estate restricted to some particular class of heirs (fee tail). <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give a fee to. <DD><B> 2. </B>to tip. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Scottish.) to engage or employ for a fee; hire. <BR><I>expr. <B>hold in fee,</B> </I>to own. <BR> <I>Ex. Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee (Wordsworth).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="feebie">
<B>Feebie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a member of the FBI. </DL>
<A NAME="feeble">
<B>feeble, </B>adjective, <B>-bler,</B> <B>-blest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lacking strength; weak; frail. <BR> <I>Ex. a feeble barrier. An old or sick person is often feeble. This way and that the feeble stem is driven, weak to sustain the storms and injuries of heaven (John Dryden).</I> (SYN) infirm, doddering. <DD><B> 2. </B>weak intellectually or morally. <BR> <I>Ex. a feeble mind.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>lacking in force or effectiveness. <BR> <I>Ex. a feeble resistance. A feeble attempt is liable to fail.</I> (SYN) ineffective. <DD><B> 4. </B>lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, or distinctness. <BR> <I>Ex. a feeble cry, a feeble light.</I> (SYN) slight, faint. noun <B>feebleness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="feebleminded">
<B>feeble-minded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>weak in mind; lacking normal intelligence. <DD><B> 2. </B>indecisive. <BR> <I>Ex. Comfort the feeble-minded (1 Thessalonians 5:14).</I> adv. <B>feeble-mindedly.</B> noun <B>feeblemindedness.</B> </DL>
