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unrepublican

unrepublican adjective: not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic.

Adjective

unrepublican (comparative more unrepublican, superlative most unrepublican)

  1. Not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic
    • It is easy to see that empire obtained by force is unrepublican and offensive to that first principle of our Union according to which all just government stands only on the consent of the governed.1867, Charles Sumner, “Prophetic Voices About America”, in Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader
    • Besides, it was something that had been unpopular in ancient Greece and Rome, and it was thought to be essentially unrepublican in principle.1890, John Fiske, Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins
    Synonyms:
    undemocratic

Synonyms of unrepublican

Forms of unrepublican

comparativemore unrepublican
superlativemost unrepublican

Origin of unrepublican

From un- + republican.

Questions about unrepublican

What does unrepublican mean?
Unrepublican means not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic.
What part of speech is unrepublican?
Unrepublican is an adjective.

Words near unrepublican in the dictionary

  1. unreprovedly
  2. unreproving
  3. unreprovingly
  4. unreps
  5. unreptilian
  6. unrepublican
  7. unrepudiable
  8. unrepudiated
  9. unrepugnant
  10. unrepulsable
  11. unrepulsed

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