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    Fed·er·al·ist
    /ˈfed(ə)rələst/

    noun

    • 1. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority: "the ideas of the European federalists"
    • 2. a member or supporter of the Federalist Party: US "they captured both the legislative and the executive branches of the federal government from the Federalists"

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or denoting a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority: "the federalist structure of the American system of government"
    • 2. designating or pertaining to the Federalist Party: US "it was not a weapon that could reach the Federalist judges"