Definitions for Republican
rɪˈpʌb lɪ kənRepub·li·can

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Republican(noun)

   a member of the Republican Party

2. republican(noun)

   an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)

3. Republican, Republican River(adj)

   a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas

4. republican(adj)

   relating to or belonging to the Republican Party

   "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"

5. republican(adj)

   having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government

   "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. republican(Noun)

   Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.

2. republican(Adjective)

   Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.

3. republican(Adjective)

   Of or belonging to a republic.

4. Republican(ProperNoun)

   An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland.

5. Republican(ProperNoun)

   A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.

6. Republican(ProperNoun)

   A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Republican(adj)

   of or pertaining to a republic

2. Republican(adj)

   consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners

3. Republican(noun)

   one who favors or prefers a republican form of government

4. Republican(noun)

   a member of the Republican party

5. Republican(noun)

   the American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together

6. Republican(noun)

   a South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw

Origin: [F. rpublicain.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Republican' in Nouns Frequency: #2102

How to pronounce Republican?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Republican in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Republican in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Republican in a Sentence

1. Ronald Reagan:

   I hope you're all republican.

2. African Americans:

   Oh my gosh, he's a Republican.

3. Quincy Murphy:

   The Republican Party is on trial.

4. Renee Harrison:

   I may have to not vote Republican.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   I'm gonna support the Republican nominee.

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