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Definition of 'federalist'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) federalist
an advocate of federalism.

2. federalist
(cap.) a member or supporter of the Federalist Party.

3. (adj.) federalist
Also, feder&syl;al&syl;istic. of or pertaining to federalism or federalists.

4. federalist
(cap.) of or pertaining to the Federalist Party or Federalists.

Etymology: (1780–90, Amer.)

Definition of 'federalist'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Federalist
a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government

2. (noun) federalist
an advocate of federalism

Definition of 'federalist'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) federalist
an advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington

Definitions of 'federalist'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. federalist
a name in the United States for a supporter of the Union and its integrity as such; a party which was formed in 1788, but dissolved in 1820; has been since applied to a supporter of the integrity of the Union against the South in the late Civil War.

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