federal
US /ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
UK /ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
1.
聯邦的
having a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
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The United States has a federal system of government.
美國實行聯邦制政府。
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Germany is a federal republic.
德國是一個聯邦共和國。
2.
聯邦的, 中央的
relating to the central government rather than to the government of a state or province.
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The federal government announced new economic policies.
聯邦政府宣布了新的經濟政策。
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Federal law supersedes state law in many cases.
在許多情況下，聯邦法律優先於州法律。