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republican

American  
[ri-puhb-li-kuhn] / rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən /

adjective

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

  2. favoring a republic.

  3. fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic.

    a very republican notion.

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

noun

  1. a person who favors a republican form of government.

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

republican 1 British  
/ rɪˈpʌblɪkən /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or relating to a republic

  2. supporting or advocating a republic

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noun

  1. a supporter or advocate of a republic

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Republican 2 British  
/ rɪˈpʌblɪkən /

adjective

  1. of, belonging to, or relating to a Republican Party

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

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noun

  1. a member or supporter of a Republican Party

  2. a member or supporter of the Irish Republican Army

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Republican Cultural  

  1. A member of the Republican party.

Other Word Forms

  • antirepublican adjective
  • half-republican adjective
  • nonrepublican adjective
  • prerepublican adjective
  • prorepublican adjective
  • pseudorepublican adjective
  • semirepublican adjective
  • unrepublican adjective

Etymology

Origin of republican

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

Example Sentences

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The term "dissident republicans" describes a range of individuals who do not accept the Good Friday Agreement - the 1998 peace deal which ended the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

From BBC

Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal

The court was played a recording of a video of Adams at a republican rally in August 1995, where he was quoted as saying "they haven't gone away, you know", in reference to the IRA.

From BBC

Making a government—a good, republican government, at least—requires nothing short of a miracle.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2011, the late Labour MP Paul Flynn, a staunch republican, called on MPs "to remove the bandages from our mouths" when it came to royalty.

From BBC

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