Federal and Regular

Federal

Federal adjective - Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.

Regular and federal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regular" instead a noun "Federal".

Regular

Regular noun - A person engaged in military service.
Usage example: throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen

Federal and regular are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Federal" instead a noun "Regular".

Both words in one sentence

  • O'Neil (Connery's character) is stated to be a Federal Marshal, rather than the regular cops, who are on Con-Am's payroll.
  • Comic Book / Rising Stars Subversion here as once he's found out the Federal Government gets involved as per act of Congress the Specials are banned from Government jobs and he can't have a regular badge.
  • Film / I Come in Peace His body constantly shakes, he screams, he brews extra-caffeinated coffee because regular coffee isn't strong enough for him, and the presence of a federal agent makes him paranoid and overly agitated, leading to him stashing various unnamed drugs and pills lying around on his lab table in a panic.
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