What does republican mean?
Definitions for republican
rɪˈpʌb lɪ kənre·pub·li·can
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word republican.
Princeton's WordNet
Republicannoun
a member of the Republican Party
republicannoun
an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
Republican, Republican Riveradjective
a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
republicanadjective
relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
"a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"
republicanadjective
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
republicannoun
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
republicanadjective
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.
republicanadjective
Of or belonging to a republic.
Republicannoun
An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland.
Republicannoun
A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
Republicannoun
A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Republicanadjective
Placing the government in the people.
Etymology: from republick.
Republicannoun
One who thinks a commonwealth without monarchy the best government.
Etymology: from republick.
These people are more happy in imagination than the rest of their neighbours, because they think themselves so; though such a chimerical happiness is not peculiar to republicans. Add.
ChatGPT
republican
A Republican is a member or supporter of the Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States, typically associated with right-leaning or conservative ideologies. Key principles often include limited government, free-market capitalism, and strong national defense. It may also refer to someone who supports a republican form of government, characterized by a political system where power rests with the citizens who elect representatives to exercise that power, as opposed to a monarchy. However, the specific policies and philosophies can vary by country and individual.
Webster Dictionary
Republicanadjective
of or pertaining to a republic
Republicanadjective
consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners
Republicannoun
one who favors or prefers a republican form of government
Republicannoun
a member of the Republican party
Republicannoun
the American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together
Republicannoun
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.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'republican' in Nouns Frequency: #2102
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of republican in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of republican in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of republican in a Sentence
We're seeing really intense Republican energy and turnout and I think that will happen in November.
The Republican college-educated woman is done, they're gone. They were going anyway at some point in time. Trump triggers them.
When Trump was in the White House… and made repeated pleas to the Republican Senate to try and get rid of the filibuster, we resisted that. The reason we did is because we knew someday we would be in the minority.
We're taking over the Republican Party through the precinct committee strategy. We're taking over all the elections.
Despite the serious economic consequences of ever-increasing tariffs, today there are no serious trade discussions occurring between the Texas Republican Kevin Brady and China, no plans for trade negotiations anytime soon, and seemingly little action toward a solution.
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- جمهوريArabic
- republicàCatalan, Valencian
- republikánCzech
- republikanskeDanish
- republikanisch, Republikanerin, RepublikanerGerman
- δημοκρατικόςGreek
- respublikanoEsperanto
- republicanoSpanish
- tasavaltalainenFinnish
- républicainFrench
- poblachtánach, poblachtachIrish
- pobblaghtaghManx
- रिपब्लिकनHindi
- köztársaságpárti, köztársasági, republikánusHungarian
- republikenIndonesian
- repubblicanoItalian
- ר� פּוּבּלִיקָנִיHebrew
- 共和党Japanese
- ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯವಾದಿKannada
- 공화주의자Korean
- popularisLatin
- republikanerNorwegian
- republikeinDutch
- republikanarNorwegian Nynorsk
- republikanskeNorwegian
- republikańskiPolish
- republicanoPortuguese
- republicană, republicanRomanian
- республиканка, республиканец, республиканскийRussian
- republikansk, republikanSwedish
- குடியரசுTamil
- రిపబ్లికన్Telugu
- สาธารณรัฐThai
- cumhuriyetçiTurkish
- республіканськийUkrainian
- جمہوریہUrdu
- cộng hòaVietnamese
- 共和黨人Chinese
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