Republican
- proper noun
- /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
Examples
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ls he a Democrat or a Republican?
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As bad as things were for Republicans in the South, those in Georgia were harder hit than most.
Academic text (2011) -
As a matter of fact, he's a Republican.
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I'm a rock-ribbed Republican who thought that Franklin Roosevelt was a great man.
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Republicans are very disappointed about what they've heard here today, but we will give this document serious consideration and stand ready to move the process forward.
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The Republican flows from eastern Colorado and travels through Nebraska and Kansas.
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In the summer, people often fish along the Republican for its abundant trout.
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The Republican is a significant tributary of the Kansas River, attracting many nature enthusiasts.
Synonyms
A river in the central United States flowing from eastern Colorado through Nebraska into Kansas to join the Kansas River
Compounds
A major political party in the United States that supports conservative policies
A special military unit that protected the Iraqi government in Baghdad under Saddam Hussein
A group of people who use violence to try to end British rule in Northern Ireland and unite Ireland
A major United States political party in the early 1800s that wanted limits on national government power
A group that uses violence to oppose the Northern Ireland peace process
An armed group that split from the Provisional IRA in 1997 and uses violence against the Northern Ireland peace process
An armed Irish group that used violence to end British rule in Northern Ireland
- Offensive
A small armed Irish group that uses bombs and guns to oppose peace talks
A river in the central United States flowing from eastern Colorado through Nebraska into Kansas to join the Kansas River
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The river called the Republican got its name from a group of Pawnee people once called the 'Republican Pawnee', so the river keeps the name of that group.