| CONFEDERAL | • confederal adj. Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation. • CONFEDERAL adj. belonging to or relating to a confederation. |
| FATSHEDERA | • fatshedera n. (Botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera). • FATSHEDERA n. an evergreen spreading shrub of the ivy family. |
| FEDERACIES | • federacies n. Plural of federacy. • FEDERACY n. confederacy. |
| FEDERALESE | • federalese n. (Derogatory) The bureaucratic jargon of federal government. • FEDERALESE n. the language of bureaucrats, bureaucratese. |
| FEDERALISE | • federalise v. Alternative spelling of federalize. • FEDERALISE v. to unite in a federation, also FEDERALIZE. |
| FEDERALISM | • federalism n. A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of… • federalism n. The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government. • federalism n. (Theology) Covenantalism. |
| FEDERALIST | • federalist n. (Politics) Advocate of federalism. • federalist n. (Canada, politics) Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian… • federalist n. (Theology) A covenantalist. |
| FEDERALIZE | • federalize v. (Transitive) To unite into a federation. • federalize v. (Transitive) To bring under federal control. • federalize v. (Transitive) To change (a unitary state) into a federation. |
| FEDERARIES | • federaries n. Plural of federary. • FEDERARY n. (Shakespeare) a confederate, also FEDARIE, FEDERARIE, FOEDARIE. |
| FEDERATING | • federating v. Present participle of federate. • FEDERATE v. to unite in an alliance. |
| FEDERATION | • federation n. Act of joining together into a single political entity. • federation n. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. • federation n. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies. |
| FEDERATIVE | • federative adj. Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy, a federation; federal. • FEDERATIVE adj. uniting in a confederacy; federal. |
| FEDERATORS | • federators n. Plural of federator. • FEDERATOR n. one who federates. |
| FOEDERATUS | • foederatus n. A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been… • FOEDERATUS n. (Latin) a conquered enemy of Rome; an auxiliary soldier fighting for the Romans. |
| NONFEDERAL | • nonfederal adj. Not federal. • non-federal adj. Alternative form of nonfederal. • NONFEDERAL adj. not federal. |
| PAEDERASTS | • paederasts n. Plural of paederast. • pæderasts n. Plural of pæderast. • PAEDERAST n. one who has anal sex with a boy, also PEDERAST. |
| PAEDERASTY | • paederasty n. Alternative spelling of pederasty. • pæderasty n. Obsolete spelling of pederasty. • PAEDERASTY n. anal intercourse between a man and a boy, also PEDERASTY. |
| PEDERASTIC | • pederastic adj. Relating to a man’s erotic love for adolescent boys. • pederastic adj. In a manner which suggests pederasty. • PEDERASTIC adj. of or pertaining to pederasty, also PAEDERASTIC. |