n. A supporter of the existing constitution of government.n. An advocate of constitutionalism, as opposed to other forms of government.n. Specifically A framer or an advocate of the French Constitution of 1791.n. plural [capitalized] A name assumed by a party in Pennsylvania, about 1787, which favored the retention of the State Constitution of 1776, and opposed the substitution for it of a stronger form of government.n. [capitalized] A name assumed by the more moderate faction of the Democratic-Republican party in Pennsylvania during a few years after 1804: opposed to the “Friends of the People” or “Conventionalists.