federal

adjective | fed·er·al

1. : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units (as states) a federal government

2. : of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinguished from the governments of the constituent territorial units (as states); especially : of or relating to the laws made and enforced by the federal government a federal crime : of or relating to the laws made and enforced by the federal government a federal crime