Democratic-Republican Party

Noun

Meaning

a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

party political party

Examples

During the 1790s and early 1800s, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organized the Democratic-Republican Party and opposed the Federalists over issues of how broadly (or narrowly) to apply the provisions of the new Constitution. Source: Internet

By this time, even the traditionally Federalist Adams family had come to terms with the Democratic-Republican Party. Source: Internet

By 1824, the Democratic-Republican Party had become the only functioning national party. Source: Internet

Hoping to forestall a serious movement against incumbent President James Madison and a division of the Democratic-Republican Party, some proposed making DeWitt Clinton the nominee for the Vice Presidency, taking over the same office his uncle now held. Source: Internet

Historians recognize this letter as the earliest delineation of Democratic-Republican Party principles. Source: Internet

He formed the Democratic-Republican Party along with Anti-Federalist Thomas Jefferson in 1792. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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