Read full poem →Way for the President’s marshal! Way for the government cannon!
Way for the Federal foot and dragoons—and the apparitions copiously tumbling.
I love to look on the stars and stripes—I hope the fifes will play Yankee Doodle.
Dictionary Entry
federal
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈfɛdəɹəl/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A law-enforcement official of the FBI; a federal agent.
In a Sentence
“The article includes federal to support a careful argument.”
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Poetry examples for “federal”
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