republicanism Definition
re·pub·li·can·ism (-iz′əm)
noun
- republican form of government
- republican principles, doctrines, etc.
- adherence to these
- ☆ 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 " .
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