Democratic-Republican Party

[ dem-uh-krat-ik-ri-puhb-li-kuhn pahr-tee ]

noun

, U.S. History.

1. a political party opposed to the Federalist party and advocating states’ rights, active from the 1790s to the 1820s.

Democratic-Republican Party

noun

1. US history the antifederalist party originally led by Thomas Jefferson, which developed into the modern Democratic Party

Example Sentences

“Middling” people such as artisans, shopkeepers, mechanics and small merchants formed an important part of Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party.

From Seattle Times

During the same period, parties that won repeated elections were able to govern, including the Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson’s time, the New Deal Democrats and the Reagan Republicans.

From New York Times

Federalist candidate John Adams, who had been Washington's vice president, ultimately prevailed over Thomas Jefferson, former Secretary of State and candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party.

From Salon

In fact, “Democratic” to describe some version of a U.S. political party has been around since Thomas Jefferson and James Madison formed the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1790s.

From Seattle Times

But the two acts in question expired after Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party were swept into power in 1800.

From Salon