"feds" in the noun sense

1. Federal, Fed, federal official

any federal law-enforcement officer

2. Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS

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"

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