Definition of republican Republican

/ɹɪpʌˈblɪkʌn/ - [ripublikun] - re•pub•li•can

We found 18 definitions of republican from 5 different sources.

What does republican mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: republicans
republican - a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
		Republican River
		centennial state, colorado, co a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
		cornhusker state, nebraska, ne a midwestern state on the Great Plains
republican - a member of the Republican Party
		pol, political leader, politico, politician a person active in party politics
		gop, republican party the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
		advocator, proponent, advocate, exponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Adjective
republican - 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"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne
		democratic representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
republican - relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"

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Wiktionary

republican (Noun)
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
republican (Noun)
A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.
republican (Adjective)
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.
republican (Adjective)
Of or belonging to a republic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

republican (a.)
Of or pertaining to a republic.
republican (a.)
Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
republican (n.)
One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
republican (n.)
A member of the Republican party.
republican (n.)
The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.
republican (n.)
A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.