anti-federalist
Ⅰ ˌanti-ˈfederalist /ˌæn.tiˈfed.ər.əl.ist/ aep /-t̬iˈfed.ɚ-/ adjective (US ˌanti-ˈfederal) ► F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Systems of government
Ⅱ ˌanti-ˈfederalist /ˌæn.tiˈfed.ər.əl.ist/ aep /-t̬iˈfed.ɚ-/ noun [C] ► F0 someone who is anti-federalist: » Many voters are staunch anti-federalists.Thesaurus+: ↑Systems of government |