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

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

2. Republican(adj)

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

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

3. Republican(noun)

   one who favors or prefers a republican form of government

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

4. Republican(noun)

   a member of the Republican party

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

5. Republican(noun)

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

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

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

   Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce Republican?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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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. Donald Trump:

   We want to have a great ticket. The Democrats have been in there for a long time, the economy is terrible, i’m going to pick a great Republican, and we’re going to have a tremendous victory.

2. Rahm Emanuel:

   I think if the Republican Party stays as angry as President Donald Trump, as ugly as President Donald Trump, I think Read MoreLooking's a unique opportunity for the Democrats to actually open up and build a stronger, more stable coalition that not only wins gubernatorial races and The House races, but the ultimate prize, The House.

3. New Mexico:

   I want to apologize for the conduct of my staff on the night of our holiday party, there apparently was a party in a hotel room earlier in the night that was disruptive. None of that should have happened, and I was not aware of the extent of the ruckus and the behavior until just recently. The Republican governor told the paper she might discipline the staffers involved in the incident, but she didn’t provide any details about what disciplinary measures she would take. Chris Sanchez, spokesman for Martinez told the Albuquerque Journal that Martinez had about one cocktail, despite her saying she and her companions, including a disabled sister, were only having pizza and drinking cokes. Sanchez said she was not intoxicated. The audio tapes between Martinez and police were released Friday. Martinez’s critics blasted her alleged actions at the holiday party.

4. Thomas Jefferson:

   I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people, which produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

5. Katrina Pierson:

   This concept by itself is a woke concept in the fact that for decades you have had a community that has been controlled by the Democratic Party. Republicans haven't even gone into deliver their message. Now we have a Republican who is actually going to the community to deliver the message and ask for the vote.

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