About The Word Republican
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What's The Definition Of Republican?
[n] a tributary of the Kansas River
[n] an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) [n] a member of the Republican Party [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 [adj] relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics" Synonyms | Synonyms for Republican: democratic | Republican River Related Terms | Find terms related to Republican: See Also | advocate | advocator | America | exponent | GOP | pol | political leader | politician | politico | proponent | Republican Party | river | U.S. | U.S.A. | United States | United States of America | US | USA Republican In Webster's Dictionary \Re*pub"lic*an\ (-l?-kan), a. [F. r['e]publicain.]
1. Of or pertaining to a republic.
The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named
by the senate. --Macaulay.
2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as,
republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
{Republican party}. (U.S. Politics)
(a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was
opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its
great leader.
(b) One of the existing great parties. It was organized in
1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for
the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and
in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.
\Re*pub"lic*an\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n. 1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government. 2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together. (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philet[ae]rus socius}). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw. {Red republican}. See under {Red}. |
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