republican
republican Lexical Profile
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• adjective
American Relating to or supporting the Republican Party of the United States (usually capitalized).
"The candidate secured the endorsement of several prominent Republican lawmakers before the primary election."
Relating to, characteristic of, or advocating a republic as a form of government, in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
"The seventeenth-century philosophers wrote extensively in defense of republican institutions and civic virtue."
Irish Relating to or advocating the political unification of Ireland as an independent republic.
"The historian specialized in twentieth-century Irish republican movements and their constitutional impact."
• noun
American A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States (usually capitalized).
"Both Republicans and Democrats on the committee voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure bill."
A person who advocates or supports a republic as a form of government rather than a monarchy.
"Throughout the nineteenth century, French republicans campaigned tirelessly against the restoration of the monarchy."
Irish An advocate of a united, independent Ireland governed as a single republic.
"The peace accord brought together unionists and republicans to establish a power-sharing executive."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the French word 'républicain', from 'république' (republic), which ultimately traces back to the Latin phrase 'res publica', meaning 'public affair' or 'commonwealth'.