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Republican
01
(in the US) someone who supports or is a member of the Republican Party
Grammatical Information
animacy status
animate
plural form
republicans
proper
02
someone who favors a form of government in which the head of the state is an elected president, not a king or queen
Examples
He is a strong republican.
republican
01
relating to or similar to a republic; supporting the principles and doctrines of a republic
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
proper
relational
ungradable
Examples
She holds Republican views on limited government and individual rights.
02
related to a political ideology or party that typically supports limited government, free-market principles, and conservative social values
Examples
Republican lawmakers introduced legislation aimed at deregulating the energy industry.
03
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
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