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

Matched Categories

1. • Advocate
   • Politician

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1. List of paraphrases for "federalist":

   federal, federalism

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1. 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.

2. Travis Nix:

   Overall, I would say it's pretty poor, there's a vocal minority that doesn't respect conservative or libertarian ideas at all … When you get people one on one and talk to them in person, it's a lot better I think. But when they're in this group setting, there's definitely not a lot of respect for the ideas that I and some other students in Federalist Society hold at all.

3. Bob Casey:

   This Supreme Court nominee is being fast-tracked, first of all, because This Supreme Court nominee has been vetted by the two groups that matter : the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, both groups totally committed to undoing, striking down the Affordable Care Act.

4. Samuel Alito:

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

5. 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.