Federal vs Fedzilla - What's the difference?
federal | fedzilla |
Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
* Grew
Pertaining to the national government level, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
(US, informal) US federal government regarded as a rapacious monster with an appetite for political power, money, etc.
*2010, Ted Nugent, Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto
*:Allow me to state a blindingly obvious fact: when Fedzilla gets involved in anything, political motives and ideologies take precedence over everything else—including your health.
As an adjective federal
is federal.As a noun fedzilla is
(us|informal) us federal government regarded as a rapacious monster with an appetite for political power, money, etc.federal
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* (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, to part with Sardinia.
