Wiktionary
n. A type of federal subdivision, often composed of a capital city
WordNet
n. a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
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The Federal District (; ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Central Plateau of the Brazilian Highlands, the Federal District is divided into 31 administrative regions, and contains the Brazilian capital city, Brasília, which is also the seat of government of the Federal District. The capital — the seat of the three branches of the federal government of Brazil ( legislative, executive and the judiciary) — is the main attraction of this dry area, whose climate has only two seasons. During the dry season (winter), the humidity can reach critical levels, mainly in the peak hours of the hottest days. The artificial Paranoá Lake, with almost and of water, was built to minimize the severe dry, climatic conditions of winter in the Cerrado vegetation.
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of a federal government. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they exist in states and countries worldwide.
Usage examples of "federal district".
But one of the other reporters had seen what happened, and somehow the Federal District Attorney got tipped off to where I was.
The judge in the FALN case, Federal District Judge George Leighton, has reported connections to the CIA.
Then we can put him in front of a real federal district-court jury, and then he will be convicted like the criminal he is.
Bush files suit in federal district court, arguing that the selective recounts violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
NOVEMBER 11, 2000: Bush files suit in federal district court, arguing that the selective recounts violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
An accomplished trial lawyer, state and federal district court justice from Alabama, ordained Baptist minister, and political campaign consultant, Lam Wilkes was one of the preeminent personalities in American politics.
The dunce-don had never figured that out, even after the intercept had been played aloud in Federal District Court.
Davidoff would muster his considerable talents, and the battle in Federal District Court would be an epic duel.
It was plain from the tense instructions Stan issued to both Alf and Joe that he'd had some trouble convincing Moira Winchell, Chief Judge of the Federal District Court, to sign the warrant authorizing installation of the camera.