republican
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See also Republican
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
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republican (plural republicans)
- Someone who favors a republic; an anti-monarchist.
- (history, politics) Someone who favors social equality and opposes aristocracy and privilege.
- 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...' (Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791). Travels of a Republican Radical in Search of Hot Water - Title of a collection of essays published by the leftwing novelist H. G. Wells in 1939.
[edit] Synonyms
- anti-monarchist (1)
- anti-royalist (1)
- egalitarian (2)
- anti-fascist (4)
- rational (5)
[edit] Translations
someone who favors a republic
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historic: someone who favors social equality
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[edit] Adjective
republican (comparative more republican, superlative most republican)
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- Of or belonging to a republic.
- Favouring a republic.
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of or belonging to a republic
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favoring a republic
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