republican [ri-puhb -li-kuh n]
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See more synonyms for republican on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
a person who favors a republican form of government. (initial capital letter ) a member of the Republican Party. Show More
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, noun half-re·pub·li·can , adjective non·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun pre·re·pub·li·can , adjective pro·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun pseu·do·re·pub·li·can , adjective sem·i·re·pub·li·can , adjective, noun un·re·pub·li·can , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for republican lawmaker ,
senator ,
leader ,
legislator ,
officeholder ,
partisan ,
boss ,
speaker ,
orator ,
president ,
chieftain ,
grandstander ,
democrat ,
republican ,
congressperson ,
handshaker Examples from the Web for republican Contemporary Examples of republican Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.
Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican .
In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
Historical Examples of republican He was a Republican , and a much more advanced Republican than Thiers.
He may be a Republican , and he must uphold with warmth and conviction Royalist theories.
I was already a republican and a freethinker in the days of the Empire.
He next glided into the Free Soil party, and from that to the Republican .
In politics, Mr. Palmer has been a member of the Republican party since its organization.
British Dictionary definitions for republican of, resembling, or relating to a republic supporting or advocating a republic Show More
a supporter or advocate of a republic Show More
of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party of, belonging to, or relating to the Irish Republican Army Show More
a member or supporter of a Republican Party a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army Show More
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Word Origin and History for 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.
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n. "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.
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