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antifederalist

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an·ti·fed·er·al·ist also An·ti·fed·er·al·ist  (nt-fdr--lst, -fdr-lst, nt-)
n.
An opponent of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
anti·feder·al·ist adj.
anti·feder·al·ism n.
Antifederalist [ˌæntɪˈfɛdərəlɪst -ˈfɛdrə-]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US History a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal Government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often not capital) any person who opposes federalism


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Wakelyn's BIRTH OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ANTIFEDERALISTS (1313317399, $199.
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