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Noun: federalist  fe-du-ru-list
  1. An advocate of federalism
Noun: Federalist
  1. A member of a former political party in the United States that favoured a strong centralized federal government

Derived forms: federalists, Federalists

Type of: advocate, advocator, exponent, pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal], proponent

Encyclopedia: Federalist