federal forces
Government military units
Federal forces are military or law enforcement personnel under the authority of a national government, as opposed to state, local, or regional forces.
In American contexts, the term most often refers to U.S. troops, particularly Union Army soldiers during the Civil War.
Federal forces occupied the city after the surrender.
The phrase appears in discussions of military history, civil conflicts, and situations where national troops are deployed domestically.
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- armyOrganized land-based military
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
- FEMANational crisis response agency
- national emergencyDeclared countrywide crisis situation
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State-controlled armed force
state troops · local militia · state police · county sheriff · local authorities
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Secessionist military units
Confederate army · rebel forces · Confederate troops · rebel army · secessionists
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Armed anti-government combatants
insurgent forces · insurgents · militia groups · paramilitary forces · irregular forces
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