Anti-Administration Party (United States)
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Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties; it is also sometimes used to describe the opponents of the administration who didn't join the Democratic-Republican Party after its formation. This was not an actual political party; rather, this is used as a catch-all for a variety of diverse political factions.
Much of the membership of the Anti-Administration "Party" was composed of former Anti-Federalists; therefore, this is also sometimes referred to as the "Anti-Federalist Party". Most of the political factions in the Anti-Administration "Party" coalesced into the Democratic-Republican Party.
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