Fed
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7.0
- noun
- /fɛd/
- Informal
:
agente federal
- Next thing the feds will be at our door.
- the Feds say
There's a guarantee the feds have wiretap.
- There's a guarantee the feds have wiretap.
- I said, hey, tell the feds to come back.
- Now as we're running away, I see the feds getting closer to my boy bro.
- And they're telling me they're going to call the fuck the feds, right.
Examples
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How long do you think the feds are gonna be watching us?
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And so that two year yield was rising faster than the Fed was hiking rates.
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I said, hey, tell the feds to come back.
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At least you can, Al, if the feds are after you.
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The feds had to play by the rules.
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The feds are putting pressure on everybody.
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"Do you think the feds will wanna talk to us?" I ask.
Fiction book (1995) -
The DA wants us to hand it over to the feds.
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This is one of those situations in which you do need the feds, you need FEMA.
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The Fed investigates cases of financial fraud to protect consumers.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
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3.7
A government worker who makes sure people follow national laws, often in the United States
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8.9
An informal name for a police officer who works for the national government in Spanish-speaking countries
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Etymology
Fed often appears as Feds and comes from federal, which means 'of the national government'. People use Feds as a quick name for agents who work for national law agencies, so the Feds are officers who enforce the law.