Federalist party

or Federal party

noun

1. a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
2. a political party in early U.S. history advocating a strong central government.

Federalist Party

noun

1. the American political party founded in 1787 and led initially by Alexander Hamilton. It took an active part in the shaping of the US Constitution and thereafter favoured strong centralized government and business interests

Federalist party

1. The first American political party. The Federalist party developed during the presidency of George Washington and was led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams . Federalists believed in a strong federal government and advocated economic policies that would strengthen the federal government, such as the creation of a national bank. The opposition to the Federalists was led by Thomas Jefferson .

Example Sentences

But the propertied classes in the interior belonged chiefly to the Federalist party.

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Harmless as it was, the Hartford Convention caused the death of the Federalist party.

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Instead of helping the Federalist party, they made criticism of it more bitter than ever.

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He quickly seized upon it, and with characteristic fervency of phrase used it as a powerful weapon against the Federalist Party.

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These banks aided business men of the Federalist Party and refused accommodation to Republican business men.

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