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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A US political party founded in 1787 to advocate the establishment of a strong federal government and the adoption by the states of the Constitution. The party gained prominence in the 1790s under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton.
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- proper noun
American political party founded by Alexander Hamilton. It formally existed from 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.
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- noun a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
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Examples
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After his term as vice president under Washington, he ran for president in 1796 on the Federalist Party ticket and narrowly defeated his rival, Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republicans.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The war had a relatively minor impact on the U.S. government although it did result in the dissolution of the antiwar Federalist Party.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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But when James Reynolds was arrested for counterfeiting, he tried to swing a deal with the Jeffersonians, offering to expose corruption in the Federalist Party.
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The war had a relatively minor impact on the U.S. government although it did result in the dissolution of the antiwar Federalist Party.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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But when James Reynolds was arrested for counterfeiting, he tried to swing a deal with the Jeffersonians, offering to expose corruption in the Federalist Party.
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Though Clay had never embraced the concept of an entrenched aristocracy of the kind that captivated some members of the dying Federalist Party, he nonetheless believed in an office-holding class that would emerge through a system of indirect democracy and serve the country by running it.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Though Clay had never embraced the concept of an entrenched aristocracy of the kind that captivated some members of the dying Federalist Party, he nonetheless believed in an office-holding class that would emerge through a system of indirect democracy and serve the country by running it.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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These days the Federalists find it a little embarrassing, because their beloved Marshal Piłsudski had a bunch of his political opponents rounded up and shipped here for show trials twenty years back -- opponents who eventually became founding members of the Federalist Party.
DBTL 62: Road Trip Johnny Pez 2010
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Marshall was from the Commonwealth of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party.
AS SEEN ON TV: JOHN MARSHALL Toby O'B 2010
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The longest serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades a term outliving his own Federalist Party and played a significant role in the development of the American legal system.
AS SEEN ON TV: JOHN MARSHALL Toby O'B 2010
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