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adj
Of or relating to federalism, or its advocates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Advocate of federalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Topics: government, politics
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noun
A covenantalist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
A member of the Federalist Party, an 18th- and 19th-century conservative, liberal US political party which was one of two major parties under the First Party System.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: Republican, Democratic-Republican, Antifederalist
noun
an advocate of federalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
noun
a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheydh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bheydhós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist From federal + -ist.
From federal + -ist, formed in contrast with earlier anti-federalist.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
