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Republicrat

Republicrat noun: a United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with the other party.

Noun

Republicrat (plural Republicrats)

  1. (US, derogatory) A United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with the other party.
    • This hybrid voting behavior may be called "Republicrat", and obviously it must depress Republicanism in Southern congressional, state, and local politics.1966, Allan P. Sindler, Political Parties in the United States, page 70
  2. (US, attributive, derogatory) The two-party system, characterized as a single organization that excludes the participation and views of third parties.
    • We need to make people understand that decisions being made on local levels are often far more influential in our lives and probably the only real way — unless we're able to radically change the way our one-party Republicrat system works — to make change.2001, Daniel Sinker, We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet : the Collected Interviews, page 290
    • Both wings of the ruling "Republicrat" Party try to outdo themselves in announcing new, ever more draconian measures to restrict, repress, restrain, and eliminate the poor.2004, Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People's History of the United States, page 567

Adjective

Republicrat (comparative more Republicrat, superlative most Republicrat)

  1. (US, derogatory) Characteristic of a Republicrat.
    • Given how often he votes with the opposition, Joe Manchin's ideology is very much Republicrat.

Forms of Republicrat

Noun
pluralRepublicrats
Adjective
comparativemore Republicrat
superlativemost Republicrat

Origin of Republicrat

Blend of Republican + Democrat.

Questions about Republicrat

What does Republicrat mean?
Republicrat means a United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with the other party.
What part of speech is Republicrat?
Republicrat can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Republicrat?
The plural of Republicrat is Republicrats.

Words near Republicrat in the dictionary

  1. Republicons
  2. Republicoon
  3. Republicoons
  4. Republicrap
  5. Republicraps
  6. Republicrat
  7. Republicrats
  8. republics
  9. Republicunt
  10. Republicunts
  11. republicwide

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