Federal District

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noun

a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.

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Portuguese and Spanish Distrito Federal.

Words nearby Federal District

Federal Capital Territory, federal case, Federal Constitution, federal court, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal District, federal district court, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, federalese, Federal Government, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

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How to use Federal District in a sentence

“This is a federal mandate that is causing some real problems for schools across the country,” Kline told a CBS affiliate in July.
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As for the federal authorities, they have made themselves available but the clergy have not requested special protection.
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Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
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What 15 months in a federal correction institution will be like, according to a man who counsels to-be inmates.
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And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
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Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Election of representatives from New York to consider the federal constitution held.
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History gives them scant notice, and the Federal government has failed to reward them as they deserve.
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Customers will do things in the name of the Federal Reserve System which they have never done before.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
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British Dictionary definitions for Federal District

federal district

federal territory

noun

an area used as the seat of central government in a federal system

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