federal government

noun

Any of several forms of government of federations.

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Meanings

nounfederal government (countable and uncountable, plural federal governments)

plural federal governments

  1. countableuncountableAny of several forms of government of federations.
  2. UScountableuncountableThe national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.

    Synonyms: fedgov

  3. CanadaPakistancountableuncountableThe national governments of Canada and Pakistan, in contrast to government at the provincial or territorial level.
  4. AustraliaMalaysiaNigeriacountableuncountableThe national governments of Australia, Malaysia, and Nigeria, in contrast to government at the state or territorial level.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe national government of the United States, in contrast to government at the state or local level.

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Translations

Afrikaans federale regering
  • federale regeringgeneral term for a federal government
Arabic حُكُومَة اَلاِتِّحَادِيَّة
  • حُكُومَة اَلاِتِّحَادِيَّةgeneral term for a federal government
Basque gobernu federal
  • gobernu federalgeneral term for a federal government
Bengali ফেডারেল সরকার
  • ফেডারেল সরকার (pheḍarel śorkar)general term for a federal government
Bulgarian федерално правителство
  • федерално правителство (federalno pravitelstvo)general term for a federal government
Catalan govern federal
  • govern federalgeneral term for a federal government
Chinese Mandarin 聯邦政府 /联邦政府
  • 聯邦政府 /联邦政府 (liánbāng zhèngfǔ)general term for a federal government
Czech federální vláda
  • federální vládageneral term for a federal government
Danish føderal regering, forbundsregering
  • føderal regeringgeneral term for a federal government
  • forbundsregeringgeneral term for a federal government
Dutch federale regering, bondsregering
  • federale regeringgeneral term for a federal government
  • bondsregeringgeneral term for a federal government
Esperanto federacia registaro
  • federacia registarogeneral term for a federal government
Estonian föderaalvalitsus
  • föderaalvalitsusgeneral term for a federal government
Finnish liittovaltion hallitus
  • liittovaltion hallitusgeneral term for a federal government
French gouvernement fédéral
  • gouvernement fédéralgeneral term for a federal government
German Bundesregierung, föderale Regierung
  • Bundesregierunggeneral term for a federal government
  • föderale Regierunggeneral term for a federal government
Greek ομοσπονδιακή κυβέρνηση
  • ομοσπονδιακή κυβέρνηση (omospondiakí kyvérnisi)general term for a federal government
Hebrew הממשלה הפדרלית
  • הממשלה הפדרלית (hamemshala hafederalit)general term for a federal government
Hindi संघीय सरकार
  • संघीय सरकार (saṅghīya sarkār)general term for a federal government
Hungarian szövetségi kormány
  • szövetségi kormánygeneral term for a federal government
Icelandic ríkisstjórn sambandsríkis
  • ríkisstjórn sambandsríkisgeneral term for a federal government
Indonesian pemerintah federal
  • pemerintah federalgeneral term for a federal government
Irish rialtas feidearálach
  • rialtas feidearálachgeneral term for a federal government
Italian governo federale
  • governo federalegeneral term for a federal government
Japanese 連邦政府
  • 連邦政府 (renpō seifu)general term for a federal government
Korean 연방정부
  • 연방정부 (yeonbangjeongbu)general term for a federal government
Latvian federāla valdība
  • federāla valdībageneral term for a federal government
Lithuanian federalinė vyriausybė
  • federalinė vyriausybėgeneral term for a federal government
Malay pemerintah persekutuan, kerajaan persekutuan
  • pemerintah persekutuangeneral term for a federal government
  • kerajaan persekutuangeneral term for a federal government
Norwegian Bokmål føderal regjering, forbundsregjering
  • føderal regjeringgeneral term for a federal government
  • forbundsregjeringgeneral term for a federal government
Persian حکومت فدرال
  • حکومت فدرال (hokumat federâl)general term for a federal government
Polish rząd federalny
  • rząd federalnygeneral term for a federal government
Portuguese governo federal
  • governo federalgeneral term for a federal government
Romanian guvern federal
  • guvern federalgeneral term for a federal government
Russian федера́льное прави́тельство
  • федера́льное прави́тельство (federálʹnoje pravítelʹstvo)general term for a federal government
Slovak federálna vláda
  • federálna vládageneral term for a federal government
Spanish gobierno federal
  • gobierno federalgeneral term for a federal government
Swedish federal regering, förbundsregering
  • federal regeringgeneral term for a federal government
  • förbundsregeringgeneral term for a federal government
Tagalog pamahalaang pederal
  • pamahalaang pederalgeneral term for a federal government
Thai รัฐบาลกลาง
  • รัฐบาลกลาง (rát-tà-baan-glaang)general term for a federal government
Turkish federal hükûmet
  • federal hükûmetgeneral term for a federal government
Ukrainian федера́льний у́ряд
  • федера́льний у́ряд (federálʹnyj úrjad)general term for a federal government
Vietnamese chính quyền liên bang
  • chính quyền liên banggeneral term for a federal government
Welsh llywodraeth ffederal
  • llywodraeth ffederalgeneral term for a federal government
Cite this entry
APA

federal government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20government

MLA

“federal government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20government. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “federal government,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/federal%20government.

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