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Federalist Party

Federalist Party

6.3
A political party in the early United States founded by Alexander Hamilton that supported a strong central government
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛdərəlɪst ˈpɑrti/
  • US
translation icon : Partido Federalista
  • The Federalist Party was founded in 1789.

Examples

  • The Federalist Party played a key role in shaping the U.S. Constitution and advocating for a strong federal government.

  • John Adams was a prominent leader of the Federalist Party during his presidency.

  • The influence of the Federalist Party declined after the War of 1812.

  • Many leaders of the Federalist Party were lawyers.

  • The Federalist Party promoted the idea of a strong central government in early America.

  • Alexander Hamilton was a key figure in the founding of the Federalist Party.

  • Throughout the late 18th century, the Federalist Party held significant influence over U.S. politics.

Synonyms

Federal Party
vsFederalist Party
  • Formal
7.0

A major United States political group in the late 1700s and early 1800s that wanted a strong national government

is the same historical group but uses a different name form

Surface Forms

Federalist Party singular
Federalist Parties plural

Morphology

Federalist + party

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'Federalist' (an advocate of a strong central government) plus 'party' (an organized political group), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a political party supporting federalist principles. A learner might not infer the historical timeframe or founders from the words alone, but the core semantic relation is transparent and cross-linguistically predictable.

Etymology

Federalist Party comes from the word federal, meaning 'a strong central government', and party, meaning 'a political group'. In the early United States, leaders such as Alexander Hamilton formed this group to support a strong national government, so the name shows what the party stood for.