federal government

A federal government is the common government of a federation. Examples include:Government of AustraliaGovernment of BelgiumGovernment of CanadaGovernment of GermanyGovernment of MalaysiaGovernment of MexicoGovernment of RussiaGovernment of SwitzerlandGovernment of the United States The structure of federal governments vary from institution to institution based on a broad definition of federation. Students of federal governments will note that within a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and govern through common institutions with overlapping or shared powers as prescribed by a constitution.
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Noun
1. a government with strong central powers
(hypernym) government, authorities, regime
(hyponym) United States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S.