anti-federalist

noun

One who opposes federalism.

OriginEnglish federalist ← French fédéra ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounanti-federalist (plural anti-federalists)

plural anti-federalists

  1. One who opposes federalism.
adjectiveanti-federalist (comparative more anti-federalist, superlative most anti-federalist)

comparative more anti-federalist · superlative most anti-federalist

  1. Opposing federalism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  9. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  10. Latinfoedus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Frenchfédéra
  14. Englishfederal
  15. Englishfederalist
  16. Englishanti-federalist

From anti- + federalist.

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Translations

Portuguese antifederalista
  • antifederalistaone who opposes federalism
Cite this entry
APA

anti-federalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-federalist

MLA

“anti-federalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-federalist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-federalist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-federalist.

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