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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun federalist has 2 senses
- federalist(n = noun.person) Array - a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government; Array is a kind of pol, political leader, politician, politico
- federalist(n = noun.person) Array - an advocate of federalism; Array is a kind of advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent
Derived form noun federalism1
CIDE DICTIONARY
federalist, n. [Cf. F. fédéraliste.].
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. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
federalist
absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, fascist, federal, federalistic, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, pluralistic, political, republican, self-governing, theocratic, totalitarian
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