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republican

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re·pub·li·can  (r-pbl-kn)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a republic.
2. Favoring a republic as the best form of government.
3. Republican Of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Republican Party of the United States.
n.
1. One who favors a republic as the best form of government.
2. Republican A member of the Republican Party of the United States.

re·publi·can·ism n.

republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, resembling, or relating to a republic
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) supporting or advocating a republic
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or advocate of a republic

Republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, belonging to, or relating to the Irish Republican Army
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of a Republican Party
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.republicanRepublican - a member of the Republican Party    
GOP, Republican Party - the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics
2.republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
3.Republican - a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
Kansas, KS, Sunflower State - a state in midwestern United States
Cornhusker State, Nebraska, NE - a midwestern state on the Great Plains
Adj.1.republican - relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"
2.republican - having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne
democratic - characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier

Republican
adjective
right-wing, Conservative Senator John McCain, Mr Bush's rival for the Republican nomination
noun
right-winger, Conservative President Clinton is under pressure from Republicans in Congress.
Translations
republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]
A. ADJrepublicano
B. Nrepublicano/a m/f
Republican republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]
adj
(in US) [voter, senator, governor, campaign, candidate, leader] → républicain(e)
(in Ireland)républicain(e)
n
(in US)républicain(e) m/f
(in Ireland)républicain(e) m/f

republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən]
adj
[government, system] → républicain
n
républicain(e) m/f
republican
nRepublikaner(in) m(f)
republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən] adj & nrepubblicano/a
republican [rɪˈpʌblɪkən] adj & nrepubblicano/a


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A DISTINGUISHED Advocate of Republican Institutions was seen pickling his shins in the ocean.
If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote.
THE People being dissatisfied with a Democratic Legislature, which stole no more than they had, elected a Republican one, which not only stole all they had but exacted a promissory note for the balance due, secured by a mortgage upon their hope of death.
 
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