republicanism

[ ri-puhb-li-kuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. republican government.
2. republican principles or adherence to them.
3. (initial capital letter) the principles or policy of the Republican Party.

republicanism

/ rɪˈpʌblɪkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the principles or theory of republican government
2. support for a republic
3. often capital support for a Republican Party or for the Irish Republican Army

Other Words From

• anti·re·publi·can·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of republicanism¹

First recorded in 1680–90; republican + -ism

Example Sentences

It feels increasingly difficult to rely on the 2020 election as an indicator of how liberal Austin is — let alone whether the city being liberal can ever overtake the relentless underlying Republicanism of the state itself.

From Time

“There has been a rush to cling to them as avatars of traditional Republicanism,” he said.

From FiveThirtyEight

The suburbs — which have historically punched above their weight in runoffs — have shed their ancestral Republicanism and now lean Democratic.

From FiveThirtyEight

The presidential campaigns of Jackson became the leading left-liberal resistance to the viciousness of Reagan Republicanism.

From The Daily Beast

Probably not the Era of Good Feelings, which is what we still call the Monroe-era embrace of small-r republicanism.

From The Daily Beast

The decline of mainline Protestantism has also undermined this sort of prudent, empirically-minded Republicanism.

From The Daily Beast

But Perry sees it all as testimony to the wisdom of his brand of Republicanism.

From The Daily Beast

You don't say to a Democrat they'll see the light later on and convert to Republicanism.

From The Daily Beast

Most ominous feature of it all, republicanism gained a large footing in the rank-and-file of the army.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed as if Cavaignac was marked to become the permanent ruler of France, but his own rigid republicanism stood in his way.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly after 1867 the Fenians attempted to make republicanism an essential part of their propaganda.

From Project Gutenberg

In his earlier years Tone had not been a Republican, but Republicanism was the creed which he finally professed.

From Project Gutenberg

This should be conclusive that Virginia republicanism in no way countenanced nullification.

From Project Gutenberg