Federals Meaning in English

word · lemma: federal

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UK

Definition

'Federals' usually refers to officers, agents, or soldiers working for a federal (national) government, especially federal law enforcement in the United States. It can also refer to government supporters in certain historical contexts.

Usage & Nuances

Mostly used in the US for federal law enforcement ('the feds'), sometimes for Union soldiers in the Civil War. Informal and a bit slangy. Not used for any employee of a federal government; it implies authority, law enforcement, or military. Do not use for state or local officials.

• Spanish: federales
• Portuguese (BR): federais
• Portuguese (PT): federais
• Chinese (Simplified): 联邦官员
• Chinese (Traditional): 聯邦官員
• Hindi: संघीय अधिकारी
• Arabic: الفدراليون
• Bengali: ফেডারেল এজেন্ট - কেন্দ্রীয় সরকারি কর্মকর্তা (আইনশৃঙ্খলা)
• Russian: федералы - федеральные агенты
• Japanese: 連邦捜査官 - 連邦軍（歴史的な文脈）
• Vietnamese: liên bang (cảnh sát liên bang - quân liên bang)
• Korean: 연방 요원 - 연방군 (역사적 맥락)
• Turkish: federal ajanlar - federal askerler (tarihsel bağlamda)
• Urdu: وفاقی ایجنٹ - وفاقی فوجی (تاریخی سیاق میں)
• Indonesian: agen federal - tentara federal (konteks sejarah)

Example Sentences

The federals arrived at the scene to investigate.

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Many people are afraid of the federals.

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The criminals tried to escape the federals.

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Once the federals show up, you know things are serious.

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My cousin said he saw some federals driving around last night.

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During the Civil War, the federals marched south.

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