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fed

abbreviation

Definition of FED

federal; federation
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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with FED

bed, bread, dead, dread, ed, head, lead, med, ped, read, red, Red, redd, said, shed, shred, sled, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, wed, zed

Fed

noun \ˈfed\

Definition of FED

1
often not capitalized :  a federal agent, officer, or official —usually used in plural
2
a :  federal reserve board
b :  federal reserve system

Origin of FED

short for federal
First Known Use: 1916

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fed
  2. feed
  3. fed up
  4. belt-fed
  5. corn-fed
  6. long-fed
  7. mast-fed
  8. short-fed
  9. trencher-fed
  10. bottle-feed
  11. breast-feed
  12. feed off
  13. feed out
  14. force-feed
  15. hand-feed
  16. self-feed
  17. spoon-feed
  18. stall-feed
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