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Definition of Federal party
1. Noun. A major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Federal Party
Literary usage of Federal party
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"The States' right party and the federal party die- liked or cherished the Government
because of the general conviction that it was a constituted and ..."
2. History of the United States of America by Henry William Elson (1904)
"FALL OF THE federal party The federal party reached the acme of power and popularity
just after the XYZ explosion in the spring of 1798. ..."
3. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis (1881)
"The old federal party inclined to nationalism, or consolidation, ... The Whig,
which succeeded the old federal party, though by no means identical with it, ..."
4. The Cradle of the Confederacy: Or, The Times of Troup, Quitman, and Yancey by Joseph Hodgson (1876)
"The federal party Reorganize upon the Slavery Question— Continued War ... Ad verse
fortune and ill-judged policy had brought the federal party to its end. ..."
5. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1851)
"DIVISION OF THE federal party. COMMISSIONS UNDER THE BRITISH TREATY SUSPENDED.
... The federal party now, for the first time, had become strong enough, ..."
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