republican

From republic +‎ -an, partly after French républicain.

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/

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• Rhymes: -ʌblɪkən

republican (comparative more republican, superlative most republican)

1. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 222:

     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).

2. Of or belonging to a republic. [from 17th c.]
   • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 1, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:

     The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.

3. Alternative letter-case form of Republican.

republican (plural republicans)

1. Someone who favors a republic as a form of government. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: anti-monarchist, antiroyalist

   Antonym: monarchist

   • 1791, James Boswell, “[1791]”, in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume II, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →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...'

   • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 247:

     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.

   • 2017 June 24, David Young, “New approach needed to convince unionists about United Ireland, Adams tell conference”, in Independent.ie:

     Nationalists and republicans need to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the merits of uniting Ireland, Gerry Adams has said.

   • 2023 August 1, “Son of slain republicans brings actions”, in Irish Times, page 4:

     A son of slain republicans Dominic and Mary McGlinchey has brought High Court actions claiming the State has failed to properly investigate his parents' murders.

2. A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.

• republicanization

republican m (feminine singular republicana, masculine plural republicans, feminine plural republicanes)

1. republican

• republica

Borrowed from Italian republicano or French républicain. By surface analysis, republică +‎ -an.

republican m or n (feminine singular republicană, masculine plural republicani, feminine and neuter plural republicane)

1. republican

republican m (plural republicani)

1. republican

republican

1. third-person plural present indicative of republicar