/fe.de.ʁal/
Translation
federal
Word origin
From Latin foedus (genitive foederis), meaning 'treaty, league, pact', which is related to fides ('trust, faith'). English 'federal', 'federation' and 'confederate' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- foedus
- English cognates
- federal, federation, confederate
Grammar
Examples
Suisse composé - cantons.
Switzerland is a federal state made up of twenty-six cantons.
.
The federal government has announced new measures.
perquisitionné l'.
The federal agents searched the offices at dawn.
Cette compétence , .
This law falls under federal competence, not ours.
Ottawa.
He works for a federal administration in Ottawa.
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