republican

[ri-puhb-li-kuh n]

adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.

favoring a republic.

fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic: a very republican notion.

(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Republican Party.

noun

a person who favors a republican form of government.

(initial capital letter) a member of the Republican Party.

Origin of republican

First recorded in 1685–95, republican is from the French word républicain, Middle French. See republic, -an

Related forms

an·ti·re·pub·li·can, adjective, nounhalf-re·pub·li·can, adjectivenon·re·pub·li·can, adjective, nounpre·re·pub·li·can, adjective

pro·re·pub·li·can, adjective, nounpseu·do·re·pub·li·can, adjectivesem·i·re·pub·li·can, adjective, nounun·re·pub·li·can, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anti-republican

Perhaps the most caustic anti-Republican riff came from Al Gore.
Please Don’t Compare House Republicans to Iran or Syria, OK?|Michelle Cottle|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It then refused, as it refused in 1848, to be a party to an anti-French or anti-republican coalition.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
He lifted his hand to his hat, in a most anti-republican style, and stammered out something indistinctly.
Jack in the Forecastle|John Sherburne Sleeper
It was uncertain whether the movement would declare itself anti-foreign or anti-Christian, anti-dynastic or anti-Republican.
The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's|A. Mildred Cable

If this be their purpose, their anti-republican spirit, it ought to be met at once.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
Sir, the gentleman from South Carolina says many oppose a navy, because they deem it an anti-republican institution.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for anti-republican

republican

adjective

of, resembling, or relating to a republic

supporting or advocating a republic

noun

a supporter or advocate of a republic

Republican

adjective

of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party

of, belonging to, or relating to the Irish Republican Army

noun

a member or supporter of a Republican Party

a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army

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Word Origin and History for anti-republican

republican

adj.

1712, "belonging to a republic, of the nature of a republic, consonant to the principles of a republic," from republic + -an. The French republican calendar was in use from Nov. 26, 1793 to Dec. 31, 1805.

republican

"one who favors a republic or republican principles" (or, as Johnson puts it, "One who thinks a commonwealth without monarchy the best government"), 1690s; see from republican (adj.). With capital R-, in reference to a member of a specific U.S. political party (the Anti-Federalists) from 1782, though this was not the ancestor of the modern U.S. Republican Party, which dates from 1854.

Culture definitions for anti-republican

Republican

A member of the Republican party.

republican

adjective

noun

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