federale
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- noun
- /ˌfɛdəˈrɑːleɪ/
- Informal
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federale
- Maybe the federales will be able to make an ID and get him out of here by the end of the week.
- the thin federale
- two federales
There's state attorneys, cops, federales, state police, all these top people were there.
- There's state attorneys, cops, federales, state police, all these top people were there.
Examples
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Gordy sprints down streets with the federales in pursuit.
Fiction book (2002) -
Two more federales join in.
Fiction book (2002) -
And a national officer, a federale, came after that to attempt to sort out everything.
Fiction book (2000) -
You grew up and became yourself a big, old, bad federale.
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The thin federale sees him at the same time.
Fiction book (2002) -
All right, federales, this is where you get off.
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The Federales want you back.
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The Federales are gonna have the bridge blocked off, be searching everybody.
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She asked why the Federales were looking for us.
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As the suspect fled, the federale quickly chased after him, determined to uphold the law.
Synonyms
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7.0
A police officer who works for the federal government in the United States and enforces national laws
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A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
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A government worker who makes sure people follow national laws, often in the United States
A male federal agent who enforces the law
Surface Forms
Etymology
Federale is the Spanish/Italian form of federal, from the old Latin word foedus meaning 'league' or 'union'. A helpful way to remember it is that a federale is an informal name for a federal officer or agent who works for the national government.