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the feds

NOUN

government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority law ministry politics power regime rule state union

STRONG

Washington bureaucracy command control direction domination dominion empire execution executive governance guidance influence jurisdiction patronage polity predominance presidency regency regimentation regulation restraint sovereignty statecraft superintendence superiority supervision supremacy sway

WEAK

Uncle Sam political practice powers that be

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority opposition powerlessness submission subservience weakness

WEAK

anarchy chaos coup insurrection lawlessness mutiny revolt revolution

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The trader, who the feds allege is Army special forces Master Sgt.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Not until 1996 did the feds ban most leaded gas, something California did two years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The upshot: Stakeholders would have someone they trust to whom they could report their concerns, without always bringing in the feds.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Here’s to hoping it signals a new and continued interest by the feds in holding programs—in all states—to far better account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He continued to smile as the feds led him out of the building.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

the feds

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