Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Opposed to federalism, or to a federal constitution or party.
- Also called
Anti-Federalist party .
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- adjective Alternative form of
anti-federal .
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Examples
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Rush also wrote to Thomas Jefferson that whiskey and rum were “antifederal” and “the companions of all those vices that are calculated to dishonor and enslave our country.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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There were, he thought, only a few “truly antifederal” delegates who followed Henry.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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“Those who have been deemed antifederal” had already done “a great deal of good,” he said, and had “very nearly accomplished their Views.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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The legislators, he said, included “a considerable majority of antifederal members.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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There were, he thought, only a few “truly antifederal” delegates who followed Henry.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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There were, he thought, only a few “truly antifederal” delegates who followed Henry.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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The legislators, he said, included “a considerable majority of antifederal members.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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“Those who have been deemed antifederal” had already done “a great deal of good,” he said, and had “very nearly accomplished their Views.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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“Those who have been deemed antifederal” had already done “a great deal of good,” he said, and had “very nearly accomplished their Views.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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The legislators, he said, included “a considerable majority of antifederal members.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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