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antifederalist

(-fed′ər əl ist)

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noun

a person opposed to federalism
a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution

adjective

designating or of a former political party, later allied with the Jeffersonian Republican party, which opposed the Federalists

See antifederalist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also An·ti·fed·er·al·ist

noun

An opponent of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Related Forms:

anˌti·fedˈer·al·ist adjective

anˌti·fedˈer·al·ism noun

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