federalist
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ər noun
1.
an advocate of federalism.
2.
( initial capital letter ) U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Federalist party.
adjective
3.
Also, fed·er·al·is·tic. of federalism or the Federalists.
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Federalist, The
noun
a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the constitution.
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federalism (ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the principle or a system of federal union |
| 2. | advocacy of federal union |
| federalist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| federalistic | |
| —adj | |
| Federalist (ˈfɛdərəlɪst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a supporter or member of the Federalist party |
| —adj | |
| 2. | characteristic of the Federalists |
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Word Origin & History
Federalist
"member or supporter of the Federal party in U.S. politics," originally of supporters of the Philadelphia constitution, 1787, from federal.
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Example sentences
They accused the leadership of packing the conference with supporters to insure a favorable vote on the federalist platform.
Such federalist proposals are intellectually coherent-and politically doomed.
Let's hire a communist for political science and a federalist for the history program.
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