anti-federalist
noun
an·ti-fed·er·al·ist
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-d(ə-)rə-list 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
variants
often Anti-Federalist
: a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
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Trump is anti-federalist and is hostile towards states that disagree with him.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The Second Amendment is a confirmation and validation of this nation’s creation through the eyes of anti-federalists determined to carve out guarantees for individual freedoms.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The rest of Russia’s leverage comes from propaganda and the buying of influence—especially through Moscow’s often-covert support for political movements abroad that undermine Western unity, from anti-federalist parties in Europe all the way to Texan separatists.
—Mark Galeotti, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2015
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The Second Amendment is a confirmation and validation of this nation’s creation through the eyes of anti-federalists determined to carve out guarantees for individual freedoms.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The rest of Russia’s leverage comes from propaganda and the buying of influence—especially through Moscow’s often-covert support for political movements abroad that undermine Western unity, from anti-federalist parties in Europe all the way to Texan separatists.
—Mark Galeotti, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2015
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“Anti-federalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-federalist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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