a supporter of a federal system of government
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NAmE//ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm//
noun [uncountable] The founders of the U.S. Constitution were strong believers in federalism. a federalist governmentSee federalist in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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