Federalist Party

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Federalist Party

A U.S. political party founded in 1787 to advocate the establishment of a strong federal government and the adoption by the states of the Constitution. The party gained prominence in the 1790s under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton.

Federalist Party, Federal Party

(Historical Terms) the American political party founded in 1787 and led initially by Alexander Hamilton. It took an active part in the shaping of the US Constitution and thereafter favoured strong centralized government and business interests

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Federalist Party - a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government

American Federalist Party, Federal Party

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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Republicans who defend the trampling of the Bill of Rights in the name of "national security" or "the war on terror" would do well to remember how the infamous alien and sedition acts brought down the Federalist Party after the administration of John Adams.

Administration resents "swift" kick: after the press reported that a ... by Mass, Warren / The New American

Adams' Federalist Party was being pilloried day in and day out in partisan newspapers.

Treason of the clerk: accused of sedition, a V.A. nurse beats the rap by Weigel, David / Reason

The law was pushed by his own Federalist Party to keep their Republican opponents in check, under the guise of protecting the United States from subversives.

Paul Q. Kane by Kane, Paul Q. / Commonweal

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