Synonyms for federalist
ˈfɛd ər ə lɪstfed·er·al·ist

Princeton's WordNet

1. Federalistnoun

   a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government

2. federalistnoun

   an advocate of federalism

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1. • Advocate
   • Politician

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1. List of paraphrases for "federalist":

   federal, federalism

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1. Samuel Alito:

   Boy, is your work needed today, congratulations to the Federalist Society on 40 years.

2. William Barr:

   The fact of the matter is that, in waging a scorched earth, no-holds-barred war of ‘Resistance’ against this Administration, it is the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law. This highlights a basic disadvantage that conservatives have always had in contesting the political issues of the day. It was adverted to by the old, curmudgeonly Federalist, Fisher Ames, in an essay during the early years of the Republic.

3. Mike Davis:

   They will say the Federalist Society's way of picking judges is wrong. I understand that inclination because we've been disappointed so many times, but once you start normalizing judicial activism -- whether it's on the right or the left -- we're going to lose that fight long term.

4. Matt Bevin:

   Health care is different in our state than it is in another state. Idaho is different than Kentucky, i think the key is to truly use the federalist model. … This is how you get a return on things. Give states more autonomy and more control and you’ll get better results.

5. Leigh-Allyn Baker:

   Because there are these books that I have and I have them as a gift for you: the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Federalist Papers and also the Bible. These guarantee my freedom and yours and our children’s to breathe oxygen.