Someone or something that is federalist believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government. the federalist idea of Europe. Federalist is also a noun. Many Quebeckers are federalists. Federalist papers The Federalist Federalist Party
A supporter of the view that the province of Quebec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Quebec-based separatism or sovereigntism
An advocate of confederation; a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington