Federalist Definition

fĕdər-ə-lĭst, fĕdrə-
noun
A person who believes in or supports federalism.
Webster's New World
A member or supporter of the Federalist Party.
Webster's New World

(Canada, politics) Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to federalism or its advocates.
American Heritage
Of or supporting federalism.
Webster's New World
Of or supporting the Federalist Party or its principles.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
federalist
Plural:
federalists

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  • The Federalist Papers

Origin of Federalist

Federalist Sentence Examples

  • Most of the Federalists of 1787-1788 became members of the later Federalist Party.

  • Jay was elected in 1795 and re-elected in 1798, but in 1801 the brief Federalist regime in the state came to an end with the election of George Clinton for a seventh term.

  • From then until 1850 it was controlled by the Federalist or Whig parties.

  • In 1816 Monroe was chosen president of the United States; he received 183 electoral votes, and Rufus King, his Federalist opponent, 34.

  • In 1812 the southern or "Old Parish" of Reading, which was strongly DemocraticRepublican while the other two parishes were strongly Federalist, was set apart and incorporated as the town of South Reading.

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