Republican Party

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Republican Party

1. One of the two primary political parties of the United States, organized in 1854 to oppose the extension of slavery.

2. The Democratic-Republican Party.

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Republican Party

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the more conservative of the two major political parties in the US: established around 1854. Compare Democratic Party

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of a number of political parties in other countries, usually so named to indicate their opposition to monarchy

3. (Historical Terms) history US another name for the Democratic-Republican Party

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) history US another name for the Democratic-Republican Party

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Repub′lican Par′ty

1. one of the two major political parties in the U.S., originated (1854–56).

2. Democratic-Republican Party.

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Noun

Republican Party - the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

GOP

party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

Republican - a member of the Republican Party

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Republikánus Párt

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