{
    "term": "federal",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control over their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a federal republic"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(within a federal system, for example the US and Canada) connected with national government rather than the local government of an individual state",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a federal law"
                },
                {
                    "text": "state and federal income taxes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "New federal regulations have been introduced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On 15th February a federal judge ruled in their favour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a plan to introduce random drug testing of federal workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will continue federal funding for the arts."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfedərəl/",
                "audio": "fe/federal/federal__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfedərəl/",
                "audio": "fe/federal/federal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’ + -al."
}