antifederal party: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

In the short term, no; they failed to prevent ratification of the U.S. Constitution. However, their advocacy directly led to the addition of the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), securing a major lasting victory for individual and states' rights.

No. Antifederalists were not against government per se; they were strongly in favour of government, but believed it should be most powerful at the local and state level, close to the people, rather than in a distant central authority.

Yes, but carefully. It is used descriptively in political science for parties or movements in any federal system (e.g., Canada, EU) that advocate for greater regional autonomy. It is not the name of any major modern U.S. party.

Most Antifederalists accepted the new government, especially after the promise of a Bill of Rights. Some, like James Madison, even joined the new government. Their ideas evolved and influenced later political movements like Jeffersonian Republicanism, which favoured decentralisation.

A political group opposing the creation or consolidation of a strong central (federal) government, advocating for greater power to individual states or regions.

Antifederal party is usually formal, historical, academic in register.

Antifederal party: in British English it is pronounced /ˌæntiˈfed(ə)rəl ˈpɑːti/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˌæntaɪˈfed(ə)rəl ˈpɑːrti/ˌænˌti-/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.