Definitions for Republican
rɪˈpʌb lɪ kənre·pub·li·can

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Republicannoun

   a member of the Republican Party

2. republicannoun

   an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)

3. Republican, Republican Riveradjective

   a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas

4. republicanadjective

   relating to or belonging to the Republican Party

   "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"

5. 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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. republicannoun

   Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.

2. republicanadjective

   Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.

3. republicanadjective

   Of or belonging to a republic.

4. Republicannoun

   An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland.

5. Republicannoun

   A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.

6. Republicannoun

   A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Republicanadjective

   Placing the government in the people.

   Etymology: from republick.

2. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Republicanadjective

   of or pertaining to a republic

2. Republicanadjective

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

3. Republicannoun

   one who favors or prefers a republican form of government

4. Republicannoun

   a member of the Republican party

5. Republicannoun

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

6. 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

7. Etymology: [F. rpublicain.]

Matched Categories

1. • Advocate
   • Politician

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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How to pronounce Republican?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Republican in sign language?

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. Chuck Schumer:

   Forty-two Republican senators chose today to stand with Vladimir Putin, i'm extremely disappointed that many of my Republican colleagues are too afraid of breaking with President Trump to stand up to a thug.

2. Susan Collins:

   PELOSI, SCHUMER MOCKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH ANGRY PARENTS MEMES AFTER THEIR PRIME TIME TRUMP REBUTTAL Sources tell Fox News that Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardnerremains worried about whether an extended shutdown and dysfunction in Washington could hurt the U.S.s credit rating, which is based on factors that include politics, monetary policy, economic indicators, and externalities. The county last lost its top-notch credit status in 2011 after Standard and Poors lowered it from AAA to AA +, amid a showdown over the debt ceiling. Gardner, a first-term senator, is up for re-election in 2020, and The Colorado Sun has said his seat is among the most vulnerable in Senate Minority. A poll conducted late last yearfound that Gardners favorability rating hovers near 43 percent. Hillary Clinton bested Trump by five percentage points during the 2016 presidential race in Colorado. Another Republican senator facing a tough re-election bid in 2020 in a state that went for Clinton in 2016, Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins, said Wednesday that Susan Collins had asked Trump at lunch to consider a compromise to end the shutdown. IN FIRST-EVER PRIME TIME OVAL OFFICE ADDRESS, TRUMP OFFERS COMPROMISE, LAMENTS BORDER CRISIS I suggested that we take a look at the package that we put together last February and brought to the floor as a possible compromise.

3. Kyle Hupfer:

   It’s important to be clear: As the Republican Party, we have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, and that’s the standard to which we should adhere, actions like these alleged have no place in public life or anywhere else.

4. Ed Rollins:

   They are the fastest growing voter group and adding them to the Republican base is critical to the Republicans in many states, they can be the difference between Republicans becoming a minority, diminishing White voter group, or a prosperous growing voter group.

5. Rina Shah:

   Women are in the back seat in the Republican Party right now, despite the head of the Republican Party being a woman, that's not enough.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Republican
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Republican
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Republican
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Republican
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Republican