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Meaning of 'republican' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Republican [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a republic.
- Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
2 . Republican [ n.]
- One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
- A member of the Republican party.
- The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.
- A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.

Meaning of 'republican' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . republican [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
Example in sentence:
  • a Republican senator;
  • Republican party politics
2 . republican [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
Example in sentence:
  • a very republican notion;
  • our republican and artistic simplicity;
  • so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment;
  • the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government

Nearby Words:

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