world federalist

noun

1. a promoter or supporter of world federalism.
2. (initial capital letters) a member of a movement, active since 1947, proposing a world government on a federal basis, having powers of maintaining order and peace among the nations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of world federalist¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

That's how we can someday accomplish the transformation that former Republican congressman John Anderson, the longtime president of the world federalist organization Citizens for Global Solutions, called for: replacing the law of force with the force of law.

From Salon

His book helped inspire the World Federalist movement, which drew from Willkie's conclusions to argue that only supranational democratic institutions could protect humanity in an era of global threats.

From Salon

In the early 2000s, Mr. Anderson was president and chief executive of the World Federalist Association, now known as Citizens for Global Solutions, a group formed to promote strengthening the United Nations and forming an international court to try crimes of terrorism or genocide.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Ainsworth was born Anne Kidder in White Bear Lake, Minn., and grew up in Berkeley, Calif., where as a young woman she was a peace activist with the World Federalist Movement.

From Washington Post

Today Anderson, a visiting professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, travels the lecture circuit as president of the World Federalist Association, an organization that promotes world peace.

From Time Magazine Archive