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Democratic-Republican Party

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Dem·o·crat·ic-Re·pub·li·can Party (dm-krtk-r-pbl-kn)
n.
A political party in the United States that was opposed to the Federalist Party and was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792 and dissolved in 1828.
Democratic-Republican Party
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(Historical Terms) US history the antifederalist party originally led by Thomas Jefferson, which developed into the modern Democratic Party
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Noun1.Democratic-Republican Party - a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"


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But the Dixiecrats' rebellion marked the beginning of a deep schism between the south and the Democratic Party, which traced its origins to the Democratic-Republican Party led by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
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The party system was introduced during Washington's first term, and the two-party system came about as a result of the election in 1824 of John Quincy Adams, when the Democratic-Republican party split into two factions.
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In response, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison helped create the Democratic-Republican Party, which argued for a weaker federal government.
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