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Added 9 October 2026

republican

/ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about republican at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A member of the Republican Party.
An advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy).
A tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas.

adjective

Relating to or belonging to the Republican Party.
a Republican senator
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.
the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government

Origin

From republic + -an, partly after French républicain.

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