Republican Meaning
/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAdvocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
adjOf or belonging to a republic.
Sentence Examples
The newspaper declared for the Republican candidate.
Do you think the Democratic Party will get the better of the Republican Party?
Republican Party leaders criticized President Hayes.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The speaker who argued for a government without a king was a ____, not a monarchist.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ movement gained momentum after the king's controversial decision to dissolve parliament.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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, →OCLC:
"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:
"Nationalists and republicans need to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the merits of uniting Ireland, Gerry Adams has said."
— 2017 June 24, David Young, “New approach needed to convince unionists about United Ireland, Adams tell conference”, in Independent.ie:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The speaker who argued for a government without a king was a ____, not a monarchist.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ movement gained momentum after the king's controversial decision to dissolve parliament.