Definition of "federalist" []

• An advocate of federalism. (noun)
• A member or supporter of the Federalist Party. (noun)
• Of or relating to federalism or its advocates. (adjective)
• Of or relating to Federalism or Federalists. (adjective)

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• "I still wonder, however, whether she might abandon certain federalist principles once she comes under heavy and sustained fire from the nattering nabobs Inside the Beltway."
• "Not infrequently, a man described as a genuine federalist is thought, by that term, to be one for whom the federal government alone is responsible for the national interest."
• "Former clerk Charles Cooper calls his federalist agenda a "modest revolution.""