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republican Definition

re·pub·li·can (ri pub′li kən)

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, a republic
  2. favoring, or in accord with the nature of, a republic
  3. ☆ of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Republican Party

noun

  1. a person who favors a republican form of government
  2. ☆ a member of the Republican Party

republican Related Forms

re·pub′·li·can·ize′ (-īz′) transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

republican Synonyms

republican

modif.

democratic, constitutional, popular, electoral, autonomous, sovereign, representative; see also democratic.

Antonyms authoritarian, autocratic*, fascist.

republican Synonyms

republican

n.

democrat, Jacobin, liberal, progressive, socialist, constitutionalist, Rousseauist; see also democrat.

Republican Synonyms

Republican

n.

registered Republican, member of the G.O.P., Young Republican, Old Line Republican, elephant*, member of the Old Guard*; see also conservative.

republican Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • elect: He began his implemented in such newly elected republican described on march.
  • say: He said republicans were coming at the current situation from a number of different directions.
  • allow: With congressional elections seven months away, Democrats said the ANWR vote showed they would not allow Republicans to weaken environmental protections.
  • do: Why do republicans not show the tolerance of the people of Kilkeel?
  • support: The plan failed because many officers and men still supported the republican " Good Old Cause " rather than the Cromwellian Protectorate.
  • have: We have Republicans, Democrats, people who work on Capitol Hill.

Adjective modifier

  • problemscongressional: Problemscongressional republicans are model for mental better system in.
  • dissident: Meanwhile, on January 25, dissident republican Colm Murphy was jailed for 14 years for conspiracy to commit the bombing.
  • valiant: Rising political star playing field check a valiant republican.
  • congressional: Congressional Republicans strongly support building at least a limited national defense.
  • staunch: Arago, a staunch republican, refused to swear allegiance.
  • militant: Is he a militant republican or a liberal republican?

Modifies a noun

  • paramilitaries: In my small home town last week, two people were shot, and three families were evicted by republican paramilitaries.
  • parade: The first republican parade was stopped in the Ferguson Crescent area, the second one was permitted to enter the Diamond for a rally.
  • mural: Because of the limited number of suitable sites, republican murals are being constantly painted over or updated to highlight new issues that arise.
  • prisoner: Michael Gaughan ( top right ), Irish republican prisoner who died June 3, 1974.
  • movement: He faced down the whole republican movement over the hunger strikes.
  • constitution: A victory for the Whites led to a republican constitution in July 1919.

Noun used with modifier

  • rinos: Against rinos republicans sails were raised the guide's authors be cautious.
  • must-reads: What's ahead in must-reads republican national at just carnival anchor for our.