federal

a. 联邦的
n. 同盟盟友

In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress.

美国外交政策取决于联邦政府，联邦法律由国会制定。

As the Council on Competitiveness recently noted, some of the700 Federal Laboratories are not pulling their weight and need to be shut down.

美国竞争力咨讯会最近指出，700个联邦试验所之中有些未能发生作用，应予关闭。