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federal
Adjective
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The federal government is the main country-wide government in a country where there are also state or provincial governments.
The federal government has said that it will not increase payments to the provinces.
While education is a federal issue in countries like Japan, it is more local in countries like Canada or the U.S.
Federal taxes will increase next year.
subject
Noun
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A subject is a branch of knowledge in school, college or university, such as English, math, science, and history.
The subject of the class is English literature.
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In English grammar, the subject of a sentence is usually a noun that comes before the verb. This noun is usually the thing that is doing the action, and it is usually the topic of the sentence.
In the sentence, "Tom gave the box to Wilma", Tom is the subject.
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A subject is a person who is governed by a king, queen, emperor, etc.
subject
Adjective
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If someone or something is subject to something, they are likely to be affected by it or experience it.
Home prices are even more subject to change than gas prices.
subject
Verb
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To make someone do something unpleasant
They were subjected to intense labor.