Democratic-Republican Party

(dĕm'ə-krăt'ĭk-rĭ-pŭb'lĭ-kən)
n.
A political party in the United States that was opposed to the Federalist Party and was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792 and dissolved in 1828.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: 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

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