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Meaning of anti-federalist in English

anti-federalist
adjective
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/ˌæn.tiˈfed.ər.əl.ist/ us
/ˌæn.t̬iˈfed.ɚ.əl.ist/
(also mainly US anti-federal)
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opposed to a federalist system of government (= one in which power is divided between a central government and several local ones):
The Foreign Secretary assured anti-federalist MPs that he would not agree to anything that limited British sovereignty.
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anti-federalist
noun [ C ]
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/ˌæn.tiˈfed.ər.əl.ist/ us
/ˌæn.t̬iˈfed.ɚ.əl.ist/
someone who is opposed to a system of government in which power is divided between a single central government and several regional ones:
Many voters are staunch anti-federalists.
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(Definition of anti-federalist from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of anti-federalist

anti-federalist
The show begins to look like anti-federalist propaganda, designed to poke holes in our faith in government.
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Anti-federalists characterized standing armies as a support of "military kings," arguing that the defense of the nation should remain with state militias.
From Huffington Post
Two historical facts told powerfully for the anti-federalist theory.
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Translations of anti-federalist

in Chinese (Traditional)
反聯邦主義的, 反聯邦制度的, 反聯邦主義者…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
反联邦主义的, 反联邦制度的, 反联邦主义者…
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in Spanish
antifederalista…
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antifederalista…
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