fed /fɛd/
1. any federal law-enforcement officer
synset: Federal, Fed, federal_official
2. the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
synset: Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, Fed, FRS
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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