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US
/ɹiˈpəbɫəkən, ɹiˈpəbɫɪkən, ɹɪˈpəbɫɪkən/
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[ UK /ɹɪpˈʌblɪkən/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪpˈʌblɪkən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
Republican party politics
a Republican senator -
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
so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment
the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government
our republican and artistic simplicity
a very republican notion
NOUN
- an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
How To Use republican In A Sentence
- So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
- It would have been a luxury to unfrock some of them, but it has seemed to me the duty of every sincere Republican to endure a great deal rather than say anything to introduce division or controversy into party ranks .... A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
- This dilemma perfectly sums up the impasse in all republican-loyalist negotiations.
- But Arthur's do-gooder streak didn't particularly please other Republicans, and he became one of the few Presidents to fail to win his own party's nomination for re-election.
- The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
- The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.
- Before anyone says that this was going to happen anyway, remember that political pros were saying two years ago that Napolitano was a one term fluke, early this year Republicans were salivating about a possible 2/3 majority House and Senate, and it took some foresight to see that a decent candidate could be recruited to take out J. Archive 2006-12-01
- It seems to be a very common theme with all Republicans! ambi Steele says he has 'slimmer margin' for error
- Nationally, Republican delegates listed fiscal issues as most important by a two-to-one margin.
- Amid it all stands Mitt Romney, not the high-flying investment lots of Republicans yearned to put their money on, but the unspectacular Treasury bill of Republican candidates, a man whose emphasis on jobs and the economy makes him a safe enough bet at a time like this. GOP 'Flight to Safety' Benefits Romney
