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republicanism Definition

re·pub·li·can·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. republican form of government
    1. republican principles, doctrines, etc.
    2. adherence to these
  2. ☆ the principles, policies, etc. of the Republican Party

republicanism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • establish: Connolly understood socialism in Ireland as standing in, carrying on and developing the tradition of republicanism established by the United Irishmen.
  • support: Why did he not support republicanism in the 1920s?
  • oppose: It was the same notorious argument used by the Socialist Workers Party when it opposed republicanism being included in the policies of Respect.
  • see: It is sad to see it taken over, and sadder still to see republicanism win such an easy victory.
  • make: I think that we need to make republicanism a long term campaign issue.

Preposition: in

general: Within Ireland the killings resulted in a dramatic increase in support for Republicanism in general and the IRA in particular.

Adjective modifier

  • militant: There is no need for working class leadership or militant republicanism.
  • Irish: Ken Loach tells Stuart Jeffries what he thinks of critics of his film about Irish republicanism.
  • civic: Civic republicanism is fundamentally an egalitarian form of politics.
  • socialist: Any alliance has to involve compromises and we compromised on this issue, but we are unable to compromise our socialist republicanism indefinitely.
  • violent: All in recent years have suffered at the hands of violent republicanism.
  • revolutionary: Does this perhaps suggest that revolutionary republicanism was a mere specter?

Modifies a noun

debate: The Republicanism Debate, Kensington, New South Wales University Press.

Noun used with modifier

force: Last year, Mr Adams spoke of an end to " physical force republicanism " .