Federalist party

American  

Or Federal party

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.

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Federalist Party British  

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

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Federalist party Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

By this time Washington was seen as the “father” of our country, but his political party, the Federalist Party, was no longer in power.

From Slate

The war tied Englishness exclusively to the Federalist Party, which was on its last legs and about to disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lengthy list reveals potential candidates from the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian political parties of course, along with those who hail from the Green Party, plus the Democratic Socialists of America, American Independent Conservative Party, Peace and Freedom Party, Federalist Party, and the U.S.

From Washington Times

The constitutional settlement of 1787–1788 thus becomes the natural fulfillment of the Revolution and the leaders of the Federalist party in the 1790s—Adams, Hamilton, and, most significantly, Washington—as the true heirs of the revolutionary legacy.

From Literature

Since Jefferson was Hamilton’s primal political enemy, and since Adams was his bitterest opponent within the Federalist party, a man whom Hamilton had publicly described as mentally deranged and unfit for the presidency, the choice of guests suggests that Hamilton was making some kind of statement about separating political and personal differences.

From Literature