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Definition of Federalists
1. federalist [n] - See also: federalist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Federalists
Literary usage of Federalists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... Congressional caucuses, 543 ; broken condition of federalists at close of
sixth Congress, 637 ; proceedings of parties in Presidential canvass of 1800, ..."
2. The History of North America by Guy Carleton Lee, Francis Newton Thorpe (1904)
"The federalists were in favor of the adoption of the Constitution, ... The federalists
favored a strong central government and looked upon the Articles of ..."
3. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 / by Albert Bushnell Hart by Albert Bushnell Hart (1897)
"The federalists persevered, but South Carolina deserted them, so that both
Jefferson and Burr received seventy- three votes, and Adams had only sixty-five. ..."
4. The Constitutional History of the United States, 1765/1895 by Francis Newton Thorpe (1901)
"The policy of the Anti-federalists was to persuade the people that the Constitution
... The Anti-federalists did not tell the people how faithfully the ..."
5. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1892)
"With the help of the federalists the war Republicans had now dragged ... It was
with the utmost difficulty, and with all the help the federalists gave, ..."
6. The Federalist System, 1789-1801 by John Spencer Bassett (1906)
"CHAPTER XIX DOWNFALL OF THE federalists (1798-1801) THE congressional elections
of 1798 were hotly contested by the federalists. That party felt a supreme ..."
7. American Politics (non-partisan) from the Beginning to Date: Embodying a by Thomas Valentine Cooper (1892)
"After this the Anti-federalists were given a new name, that of "Close!
Obstructionists," because they naturally desired to interpret the new instrument ..."
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