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Republican en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/ US, weak vowel merger

Etymology

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 Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican English Republican From republican (“favoring a republic”).

Meanings

  1. (US) Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.
    • Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah both confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers will have a series of video meetings starting in the next several days to see if they could agree on a deal soon. 2022 January 20, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer, Clare Foran, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2022:
    • There are Libertarian, Republican and Democratic nominees running for office right now.
    • But a huge bloc of non-Hispanic white residents without bachelor’s degrees — 72 percent of the population age 25 or older — has turned the 7th District into Republican turf. 2020 May 11, Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich, “Two Special Elections On Tuesday Could Hint At Another Blue Wave In 2020”, in FiveThirtyEight, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2020:
    • Republican Erik Yassenoff, 38, was born in Upper Arlington, went to school there, served on city council, and, if elected, would bring to the Statehouse a breadth of knowledge about policy and state government rarely seen from a freshman member. 2018 October 6, Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch:
  2. Of or pertaining to the Republic of China's tenure on the Chinese mainland (1912-1949).
  3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of republican.
    alt of republican

Forms

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most Republican Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Republican Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

Kuomintang · Libertarian · Democratic · Green

Translations (21)

sw Mrepublican (pertaining to the Republican Party) · sv republikansk (pertaining to the Republican Party) · kn ರಿಪಬ್ಲಿಕನ್ (pertaining to the Republican Party) · ru республика́нский (pertaining to the Republican Party) · fi republikaaninen (pertaining to the Republican Party) · es republicano (pertaining to the Republican Party) · pt republicano (pertaining to the Republican Party) · vi (thuộc đảng) Cộng Hòa (pertaining to the Republican Party) · ar جُمْهُورِيّ (pertaining to the Republican Party) · ca republicà (pertaining to the Republican Party) · ka რესპუბლიკური (pertaining to the Republican Party) · th ริพับลิกัน (pertaining to the Republican Party) · it repubblicano (pertaining to the Republican Party) · hu republikánus (pertaining to the Republican Party) · gu રિપબ્લિકન (pertaining to the Republican Party) · de republikanisch (pertaining to the Republican Party) · pl republikański (pertaining to the Republican Party) · hi रिपब्लिकन (pertaining to the Republican Party) · et vabariiklik (pertaining to the Republican Party) · fr républicain (pertaining to the Republican Party) · te రిపబ్లికన్ (pertaining to the Republican Party)

Republican en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/ US, weak vowel merger

Etymology

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 Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican English Republican From republican (“favoring a republic”).

Meanings

  1. (US) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.
    • The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi. 2025 February 4, Shania Shelton, Morgan Rimmer, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025:
    • Famine, pestilence, war… War! I like it! When did you become a Republican. 1998 November 27, Danita Jones, “Sabrina and the Beast”, in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sabrina Spellman (Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman and Melissa Joan Hart), Paramount Domestic Television, via ABC:
    • At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped. Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are." Gore: "I think the real difference between Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat." Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues." Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat." 2000 October 3, Tim Paluch, “Gore vs. Bush: That's Debatable”, in Iowa State Daily, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2024:
  2. (Ireland, UK) An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland, particularly one who supports armed struggle to achieve this.
  3. (Ireland, archaic) A member or supporter of Fianna Fáil, a centre-right party in Ireland.
    • It was confident both that the Republicans would never put it out to put Cosgrave in, and that Fine Gael was equally against the Republicans. 1970, The Republic of Ireland: an hypothesis in eight chapters and two intermissions:
  4. (historical) A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War.
  5. A member of Les Républicains, a right-wing party in France.
  6. A member of Die Republikaner, a far-right party in Germany.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Republicans Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Independent · Democrat · Libertarian · Green

Synonyms

Repooplican (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Republicon (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Republicunt (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Republicant (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Retardican (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Republitard (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States) · Rethuglican (member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States)

Translations (57)

es republicano (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · vi đảng viên Cộng Hòa (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · mr रिपब्लिकन (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pt republicano (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · hi रिपब्लिकन (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanka (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · de Republikaner (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanin (supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war) · fr républicain (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanin (proponent of a united Ireland) · nv Chį́į́h Yee Adilohii (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · et republikaan (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · mk републиканец (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ja 共和党員 (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · nl republikein (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ar جُمْهُورِيّ (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · hy հանրապետական (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · fr républicaine (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · sv republikan (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ru республика́нка (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ar جُمْهُورِيَّة (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · it repubblicano (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · bg республика́нец (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ca republicà (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · de Republikanerin (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pt republicano (proponent of a united Ireland) · ka რესპუბლიკელი (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · fi tasavaltalainen (supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war) · fi tasavaltalainen (proponent of a united Ireland) · fa جمهوریخواه (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · cmn 共和黨人 /共和党人 (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · he רפובליקן (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · tr cumhuriyetçi (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · fi republikaani (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanka (supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war) · be рэспубліка́нка (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · uk республіка́нець (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ga Poblachtach (proponent of a united Ireland) · nn republikanar (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · it repubblicana (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · be рэспубліка́нец (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · uk республіка́нка (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · th ริพับลิกัน (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · es republicana (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · nl republikeinse (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ru республика́нец (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pt republicana (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanin (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ko 공화당원 (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · ka რესპუბლიკელი (supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war) · et vabariiklane (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · nb republikaner (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · cs republikán (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · nv Chį́į́h Yee Adilohiijí dah oonéłígíí (supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.) · pl republikanka (proponent of a united Ireland) · pt republicano (supporter of the left wing in the Spanish civil war) · ka რესპუბლიკელი (proponent of a united Ireland)

Republican en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹɨˈpʌ.blɨ.kɨn/ US, weak vowel merger

Etymology

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 Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican English Republican From republican (“favoring a republic”).

Meanings

  1. A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Jefferson County, Indiana.
  2. A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Clay County, Kansas.
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bertie County, North Carolina.

Deriveds

Repugnican · Republican In Name Only · Reagan Republican · log cabin Republican · Progressive Republican · Republiklan · Retardican · Republinazi · Repooplican · Retardlican · Republicanism · Republican motherhood · Demopublican · Republithug · Rockefeller Republican · Liberal Republican · National Republican · Republicrap · RepubliKKKan · Republicunt · Republicant · Republicanitis · grassroots Republican · Trumpublican · Tea Party Republican · Repugnantcan · establishment Republican · Radical Republican · Refucklican · defeatican · Retrumplican · Trumplican · RINO · Republicrat · Roosevelt Republican · Rethuglican · Republicoon · Obamacan · Republocrat · Republitard · Goldwater Republican · Lincoln Republican · Republican Queen · Repucrat