republican

Adjective (1)

republican (comparative more republican, superlative most republican)

1. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
   • [Editor David W. Blight said:] Until his death in April 1817 (ten months before Douglass’s birth), Bingham remained a remarkable mixture of at least three elements. He held to a devout Congregationalist faith and Puritan sensibility (believing in human depravity and the sovereignty of God, and...1997 [1797], David W. Blight, “Editor's Introduction: The Peculiar Dialogue Between Caleb Bingham and Frederick Douglass”, in Caleb Bingham, edited by David W. Blight, The Columbian Orator...
   • Republican ideology had no obvious institutional focus and ideological carrier as was the case with the discourse of reason (the monarchy) and the discourse of law (the parlements).2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 222
2. Of or belonging to a republic.
   • The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans...

Noun (1)

republican (plural republicans)

1. Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
   • Sir, there is one Mrs Macaulay in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, 'Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing...'1791, James Boswell, “[1791]”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume II, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC
   • I guess I am a bit of a republican at heart but I would love to be introduced to the Prince just to be able to grip him off about seeing the Noisy Scrub-bird.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 247

   Synonyms:

   anti-monarchist, antiroyalist

   Antonyms:

   monarchist

2. Synonym of American cliff swallow.

   Synonyms:

   American cliff swallow

3. Synonym of sociable weaver.

   Synonyms:

   sociable weaver

Adjective (2) capitalized: Republican

IPA/ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/

Republican (comparative more Republican, superlative most Republican)

1. (US) Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
   • There are Libertarian, Republican and Democratic nominees running for office right now.
   • Republican Erik Yassenoff, 38, was born in Upper Arlington, went to school there, served on city council, and, if elected, would bring to the Statehouse a breadth of knowledge about policy and state government rarely seen from a freshman member.2018 October 6, Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch
2. Of or pertaining to the Republic of China's tenure on the Chinese mainland (1912-1949).
3. Alternative letter-case form of republican.

Noun (2) capitalized: Republican

IPA/ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/

Republican (plural Republicans)

1. (US) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.
   • Famine, pestilence, war… War! I like it!
     When did you become a Republican.1998 November 27, Danita Jones, “Sabrina and the Beast”, in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sabrina Spellman (Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman and Melissa Joan Hart)...
   • At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped.
     Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two...2000 October 3, Tim Paluch, “Gore vs. Bush: That's Debatable”, in Iowa State Daily, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2024

   Synonyms:

   Repooplican, Republicant, Republicon, Republicunt, Republitard, Retardican, Rethuglican

2. (Ireland, UK) An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland, particularly one who supports armed struggle to achieve this.
3. (Ireland, archaic) A member or supporter of Fianna Fáil, a centre-right party in Ireland.
   • It was confident both that the Republicans would never put it out to put Cosgrave in, and that Fine Gael was equally against the Republicans.1970, The Republic of Ireland: an hypothesis in eight chapters and two intermissions
4. (historical) A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
5. A member of Les Républicains, a right-wing party in France.
6. A member of Die Republikaner, a far-right party in Germany.

Proper noun capitalized: Republican

IPA/ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/

Republican

1. A township in Jefferson County, Indiana.
2. A township in Clay County, Kansas.
3. An unincorporated community in Bertie County, North Carolina.