federal building
National agency headquarters
A federal building is a structure owned or operated by the national government, housing agencies, courts, or offices that conduct federal business.
Post offices, courthouses, and agency headquarters are typical examples.
The term often appears in news coverage of security incidents or protests: A bomb threat evacuated the federal building downtown.
- post officePublic mail facility
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
- government officeOfficial administrative department
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- capitolState legislative building
customs house · guard · security checkpoint · seal · neoclassical design · legislature · sally port · statehouse · Oklahoma City · Timothy McVeigh · administrative center · civic center · assembly · historic site · marble · detention center · jury duty · senate
- government propertycourthouse, post office, military base, national park, city hall
- public buildingscourthouse, city halls, town halls, post office, fire station
- public facilitiespark, public park, fire station, police station, library
- secure placesprison, jail, vault, bank vault, fortress
- federal sitesCapitol, Pentagon, White House, National Mall, Library of Congress
- Protest Sitespublic square, plaza, courthouse, picket line, town square
federal buildingmunicipal building
Local government office structure
city hall · county courthouse · state capitol · town hall · village hall
federal buildingcommercial building
Structure for business purposes
corporate headquarters · private residence · private property · private enterprise · personal property
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