a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
同义词：American Federalist Party??/??Federal Party
All you need to do is review the history of the once mighty Federalist and Whig parties (neither of which exists anymore) to remind yourself of that.
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