Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Federalist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Federalist \Fed"er*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliste.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Federalist
n 1: a member of a former political party in the United States
that favored a strong centralized federal government
[syn: {Federalist}]
2: an advocate of federalism
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