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confederate

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Synonyms for Federal

a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

any federal law-enforcement officer

national

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being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

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characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities

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Whilst the infamous Gwynedd schools' re-organisation report, which recommends the complete closure of 29 rural schools and the federalising of a further 50, is still on the table then there will be no respite for its opponents.
Mr Heathcoat-Amory, who quit John Major's government in 1996 over Europe, has made no secret of his suspicions about federalising tendencies within the EU, and is an opponent of the single currency.
Meanwhile, new advertisements are being run this week by unions, including the American Federation of Government Employees, Association of Flight Attendants, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union, supporting the former plan for federalising security screeners.
Speaking in London after moving into his new offices in Parliament about where the Labour party should go in the next few years, he said: "We need to look very seriously at federalising the United Kingdom.
The plan to reorganise primary school education involves federalising 55 schools and closing 29.