English Words Starting With F

• federal home loan mortgage corporation

  nounLow
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˌhəʊm ˌləʊn ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ ˌkɔː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/A specific US government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) created to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the US housing market by purchasing mortgages from lenders and issuing mortgage-backed securities.
• federal housing administration

  nounLow
  /ˈfɛdərəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/A U.S. government agency created in 1934 to improve housing standards and conditions, provide mortgage insurance, and stabilize the mortgage market.
• federal land bank

  nounLow
  /ˈfɛdərəl lænd bæŋk/A specialized financial institution, historically chartered by a federal government, that provides long-term loans for agricultural and rural development, primarily using real estate as collateral.
• federal law

  nounC1
  /ˈfed.ər.əl lɔː/A system of laws created by a national (federal) government, as opposed to state or local laws. It applies uniformly across an entire federation (like the United States, Canada, or Australia).
• federal national mortgage association

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/A government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) chartered by the U.S. Congress to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the mortgage market.
• federal power commission

  nounC1
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəl ˈpaʊə kəˌmɪʃ(ə)n/A government agency responsible for regulating the generation, transmission, and sale of electricity and sometimes natural gas.
• federal register

  nounC1
  /ˈfɛdərəl ˈrɛdʒɪstə/The official daily publication of the US federal government, containing public notices, agency regulations, proposed rules, and executive orders.
• federal republic of germany

  nounMedium-Low
  /ˌfed.ər.əl rɪˈpʌb.lɪk əv ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni/The official constitutional name for the modern unified German state, established in its current form in 1990, with a democratic federal system of government.
• federal reserve district

  nounC2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl rɪˈzɜːv ˈdɪs.trɪkt/One of the twelve banking regions into which the United States is divided for the operations of the Federal Reserve System, each served by a Federal Reserve Bank.
• federal reserve note

  nounLow-Frequency
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəl rɪˈzɜːv nəʊt/The official type of paper money issued by the Federal Reserve System and used as currency in the United States.
• federal reserve system

  nounC2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl rɪˈzɜːv ˌsɪs.təm/The central banking system of the United States of America.
• federal savings and loan insurance corporation

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˈseɪ.vɪŋz ən ləʊn ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns ˌkɔː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/A former U.S. government agency that insured deposits in savings and loan associations.
• federal trade commission

  nounC2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˈtreɪd kəˌmɪʃ.ən/An independent agency of the United States government responsible for enforcing antitrust laws and protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices.
• federalese

  nounC2
  /ˌfɛd(ə)rəˈliːz/A style of writing or language used in official government documents, especially by the US federal government, characterized by jargon, complex sentence structures, and excessive formality.
• federalism

  nounC2
  /ˈfed.ər.əl.ɪ.zəm/A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units (e.g., states, provinces).
• federalist

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəlɪst/A supporter or advocate of a federal system of government, where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
• federalist party

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈfed.ər.əl.ɪst ˈpɑː.ti/A specific historical political party, primarily in the early United States (c. 1789–1820), which advocated for a strong central government, a national bank, and close ties with Britain.
• federalist, the

  nounC1
  /ˈfed.ər.əl.ɪst/A supporter of a federal system of government, especially one who supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
• federalize

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəlʌɪz/To bring something under the control or authority of a central federal government; to organize on a federal basis.
• federate

  adjectiveverbverb-ambitransitiveC2
  /ˈfɛdəreɪt/ (verb), /ˈfɛd(ə)rət/ (adjective)to join or unite a group of separate entities (like states, organizations) into a single federal system while allowing them to keep some local control.

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