federalist

fed·er·al·ist

noun \-list\

Definition of FEDERALIST

1

: an advocate of federalism: as a often capitalized : an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of the adoption of the United States Constitution b often capitalized : world federalist

2

capitalized : a member of a major political party in the early years of the United States favoring a strong centralized national government

— federalist adjective often capitalized

First Known Use of FEDERALIST

1774

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism