Federal troops
Central government military
Federal troops are soldiers serving under a national government rather than state or local authority.
In American usage, the term typically refers to United States Army forces, especially in contexts involving domestic deployment: The president sent federal troops to restore order.
The phrase carries particular weight in discussions of civil rights enforcement and states' rights disputes.
- Department of DefenseU.S. military administration
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- ArmyOrganized military body
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
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Federal troopsstate militia
State-controlled armed force
state troops · local militia · state police · home guard · colonial militia
Federal troopsrebel forces
Armed anti-government combatants
insurgents · Confederate troops · armed rebels · guerrillas · irregular forces
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