Some states incorporate the federal definitions by reference.

The method most often used to perform skills transfer operations is based upon the federal definition of skills transferability as shown below.

The student population is 54% low income (i.e., eligible for free & reduced-price lunches by the federal definition).

The firm must meet the federal definition of a "small business concern."

The federal definition characterizes gambling as meeting three criteria: consideration, prize, and chance.

Many of the state taxes were simply based on the federal definitions.

Barr opposes any federal definition of marriage, whether by statute or constitutional amendment.

For a family of three, the minimum wage of $10,700, set in 1997, is now more than $5,000 below the federal definition of poverty.

Craig voted against cloture in 2002, which would have extended the federal definition of hate crimes to cover sexual orientation.

Within days or weeks, the United States Supreme Court may make the federal definition clearer.