'Federalist' definitions:
Definition of 'Federalist'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
noun
An advocate of federalism
Definition of 'Federalist'
From: GCIDE
- Federalist \Fed"er*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliste.] 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]
Synonyms of 'federalist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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