federast

noun

federast

noun

Etymology Blend of federalist + pederast.

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:
2 more examples
  • ... 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:

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