feds

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//fɛdz//

The federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.

noun

1
slangThe federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.
Which leaves the states in an awful hole. The Feds have ripped $80 billion out of their budgets over the next 10 years.
2
slangLaw enforcement; cops.
Look out! Here come the Feds!
"Why don't we pull him in on tax evasion or misuse of the mails or parkin' in front of a hydrant or sumpn? Take him down to the Tombs and give 'em the works? If the Feds won't do it, we'd be glad to oblige."
3
Also a form of fedplural of fed

verb

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Also a form of fedthird-person singular simple present indicative of fed

federation · An act of joining together into a single political entity.Federation · A local government area (Federation Council (New South…Federico · A surname from Italian.

feds · The federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.

fee · An amount charged for a privilege.Fee · A surname.feeble · Deficient in physical strength.

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