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republicanism

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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.
republicanism
the principles of a theory of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives they elect directly or indirectly and by an elected or nominated president.
See also: Government
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Noun1.republicanism - the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation


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As to the time, it is easily fixed by the events at about the middle years of the seventies, when Don Carlos de Bourbon, encouraged by the general reaction of all Europe against the excesses of communistic Republicanism, made his attempt for the throne of Spain, arms in hand, amongst the hills and gorges of Guipuzcoa.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It is true, they did not particularly like his somewhat austere republicanism, but they were proud of his valour; and when he made his entrance into their town, the cup of honour was offered to him, readily enough, in the name of the city.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The establishment of the writ of habeas corpus, the prohibition of ex post facto laws, and of TITLES OF NOBILITY, to which we have no corresponding provision in our Constitution, are perhaps greater securities to liberty and republicanism than any it contains.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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