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?

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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. Carrie Severino:

   Thirty years ago, a different Republican Senate rejected Senator Sessions’ nomination to a federal judgeship. In doing so, that Senate affirmed that there can be no compromise with racism; no negotiation with hate. Today, a new Republican Senate must decide whether self-interest and political cowardice will prevent them from once again doing what is right.

2. John Wittman:

   Robert Morrow in no way speaks for the Republican Party or its values. He cannot adequately represent the Travis County GOP.

3. Dick Durbin:

   If four Republican senators step up, it can make a big difference.

4. John Kasich:

   Could the Republican Party be more shaped on the basis of what I think if I am picked as president? Absolutely. The Republican Party would absolutely change.

5. Adam Schiff:

   We wanted to get the phone records to determine, was Donald Trump talking to his son about this meeting, it's an obvious investigative step, but one North Carolina Republican were unwilling to take because they were afraid of where the evidence might lead.

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