Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 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; 
- Example: "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"[syn: Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Federal Reserve
    n 1: 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" [syn: Federal Reserve System, Federal
         Reserve, Fed, FRS]