Federal vs. National

Federaladjective

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

Federaladjective

Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

Federalnoun

(US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.

Federalnoun

A supporter of federation.

Federaladjective

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives.

Federaladjective

Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.

Federalnoun

See Federalist.

Federalnoun

a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

Federalnoun

any federal law-enforcement officer

Federaladjective

of or relating to the central government of a federation;

Federaladjective

being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War;

Federaladjective

characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities;

Nationaladjective

Of or having to do with a nation.

Nationaladjective

(by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).

Nationalnoun

A subject of a nation.

Nationalnoun

A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

Nationaladjective

Attached to one's own country or nation.

Nationalnoun

A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals are advised to contact their embassy when abroad.

Nationalnoun

A country-wide sports competition; for a series of competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to advance to the nationals.

Nationaladjective

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;

Nationaladjective

limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;

Nationaladjective

concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country;

Nationaladjective

owned or maintained for the public by the national government;

Nationaladjective

inside the country;

Nationaladjective

characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation;

Nationaladjective

of or relating to nationality;