federal district

Speech parts

1. federal district - Noun

2. Federal district - Proper noun

Meaning

a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Distrito Federal Mexico City inner city metropolitan area populated area center of town centre of town federal area center village centre village metropolitan region populated zone ethnic district combined district confederate territory
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Antonyms

rural rural area agricultural area back-country district backcountry district local entity
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Hypernyms

administrative division administrative district

Examples

The filibuster of federal district and circuit judges cannot stand. ... It's bad for the institution. It's wrong. It's not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I'm perfectly prepared to blow the place up. No problem. Trent Lott

A federal district court in Minnesota recently confronted a similar issue with another collusive lawsuit. Source: Internet

Although the District of Columbia was originally created as a capital territory out of parts of Maryland and Virginia, the portion from Virginia was removed from the Federal District and returned to Virginia in 1846. Source: Internet

All the same, a federal district court decided to order Wisconsin to extend its deadline by six days. Source: Internet

Although his termination was rescinded, Scott continued his fight with a class action lawsuit in the Nashville Federal District Court, seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of that law. Source: Internet

A federal district court was headquartered in Sitka. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

federal department federal department of employment Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation federal economy federal educational standards Federal Emergency Management Agency