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Definitions for Republicanism
rɪˈpʌb lɪ kəˌnɪz əmre·pub·li·can·ism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. republicanismnoun

    the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government

Wiktionary

  1. republicanismnoun

    The advocacy of a republic as a means of government

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  1. republicanism

    Republicanism is a political ideology centered on the concept of citizenship in a state organized as a republic. It involves the values of liberty, equality, and civic virtue, with heavy emphasis on citizen participation in government, rule of law, and a rejection of inherited political power, often advocating for a representative democracy instead of a monarchy or dictatorship. Republicanism champions the principle that power should be vested in the people and their elected representatives.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Republicanismnoun

    a republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government

  2. Republicanismnoun

    attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government

  3. Republicanismnoun

    the principles and policy of the Republican party, so called

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. rpublicanisme.]

Wikidata

  1. Republicanism

    Republicanism is the ideology of governing a society or state as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often through elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context. The term "republic" may indicate 'rule by many people and by law', as opposed to monarchy, or arbitrary rule by one person. Republicanism existed as an identifiable movement in the Roman Republic, where the founder of the Republic, Lucius Junius Brutus denounced the former Roman Kingdom and had the Roman people declare a solemn oath to never allow a monarchy to return again.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Republicanism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Republicanism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Republicanism in a Sentence

  1. James Carville:

    That's the birthplace of Louisiana Republicanism, Jefferson Parish, look at the north side of Dallas, west side of Houston, suburbs of Atlanta. Look at northern Kentucky. Boom. They are hemorrhaging.

  2. George Washington:

    Republicanism is not the phantom of a deluded imagination. On the contrary, laws, under no form of government, are better supported, liberty and property better secured, or happiness more effectually dispensed to mankind.

  3. Donald Trump:

    This wasn’t the right brand for Republicanism, and I think Herschel Walker will probably go down as one of the worst Republican candidates in our party's history.

  4. Fred Smoller:

    The President is just horrifically unpopular, because Orange County Republicanism is really a libertarianism. The Republicans here want lower taxes, they want less government regulations, they want more local control. They find the anti-gay, anti-women's choice, anti-environment really doesn't fit.

  5. Donald Trump:

    I’m a conservative. I’m a conservative because I think it’s the best way to govern. I’ve been a Republican a lot longer than a lot of folks. I think I’ve got kids probably that could articulate the conservative platform better than some of the candidates that Donald Trump and his group supported all across the country, this wasn’t the right brand for Republicanism, and I think Herschel Walker will probably go down as one of the worst Republican candidates in our party's history.

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