(US, AU, slang, government) The federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.
Look out! Here come the Feds!
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(US, MLE, slang) Law enforcement; cops.
"Why don't we pull him in on tax evasion or misuse of the mails or parkin' in front of a hydrant or sumpn? Take him down to the Tombs and give 'em the works? If the Feds won't do it, we'd be glad to oblige."
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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