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Federal is a term for the [[United States]] government. "Federal government" means the same as the "United States government."

'''Federal''' refers to a system of [[government]] in which power is distributed between a central authority and constituent territorial units.<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] Online, [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=federal ''Federal''0</ref>

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In the [[United States]] federal refers to the highest branch of government. The federal government's responsibility is to govern the entire country, unlike the state and local levels of government, which have [[jurisdiction]] over only one state or city, repsectively.