Definition of Federal

relating to a state of government in which several states are united but are independent in internal affairs

Examples of Federal in a sentence

The United States is an inherently federal government with many separate yet unified states working together.  

Governments that have multiple branches that work together yet manage their own internal affairs are considered federal.  

A country with a government that is a monarchy or dictatorship had no federal system, as one person or organization has all the power consolidated.  

The reason the United States has a federal system of government is to avoid the consolidation of power in one person.  

America is the most readily identified example of a federal government, with its fifty states that have their own power yet still have a unified leader of the country.  

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