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Federalist, The

American  

noun

  1. a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.


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The resulting system is federalist: The national parties set guidelines, and the state parties structure their contests within those boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times

But Mr. Cruz wondered why Google wasn’t treating The Federalist the same way.

From Washington Times

The Texas Republican accused the internet giant of hypocrisy in targeting The Federalist, the conservative site, for offensive comments posted on its stories, even as Google’s own platform, YouTube, has similarly offensive comments.

From Washington Times

McAllister, who is not John McCain's daughter, is a senior contributor at The Federalist, the conservative publication which McCain's own husband founded.

From Salon

He is an unashamed federalist - "the choice", he said, was "to go back to the old nation states or have a more integrated Europe".

From BBC