What does Democratic-Republican Party mean?
• DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY (noun) The noun DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY has 1 sense: 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 Familiarity information: DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY used as a noun is very rare.