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federast

federast noun: a federalist, especially in the EU.

Noun

federast (plural federasts)

  1. (derogatory) A federalist, especially in the EU.
    • ... while chuckling over Lady Thatcher's reference to "federast Tory MEPS" and her reluctance to campaign for them last time round, in 1989.1994, The Economist, page 62
    • I enjoyed the company of Jacques Delors, later to become a demon federast in the eyes of the Tory Right, rather more.1999, George Walden, Lucky George: Memoirs of an Anti-politician, page 164

Examples of federast in a sentence

  • ... as stubborn and jingoistic for defending British sovereignty in Ulster, not giving in to the IRA hunger strike and for rejecting Federast Europe2000 January 31, “Blame Britain first”, in Washington Times:
  • As the poison has gone out of the European wound, the Conservative Party should now be able to tolerate a Federast leader.2005 June 20, Bruce Anderson, “Ken Clarke may appeal to Middle England - but he is...”, in Independent:

Forms of federast

pluralfederasts

Origin of federast

Blend of federalist + pederast.

Questions about federast

What does federast mean?
Federast means a federalist, especially in the EU.
How do you use federast in a sentence?
... as stubborn and jingoistic for defending British sovereignty in Ulster, not giving in to the IRA hunger strike and for rejecting Federast Europe
What part of speech is federast?
Federast is a noun.
What is the plural of federast?
The plural of federast is federasts.

Words near federast in the dictionary

  1. federalness
  2. federals
  3. federalwide
  4. federaries
  5. federary
  6. federast
  7. federasts
  8. federate
  9. federated
  10. federated learning
  11. Federated Malay States

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