Dem·o·crat·ic-Re·pub·li·can Party (d m  -kr t k-r-p b l-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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| Noun | 1. | 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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