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🏛️ Before a republic 🧑‍🎩 Person before republic
prerepublican

prerepublican

9.9
A person who supports the old government before a country became a republic
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːrɪˈpʌblɪkən/
translation icon : prerrepublicano
  • A vocal prerepublican argued for restoring the monarchy after the republic was declared.

Examples

  • The historian interviewed a prerepublican who remembered life before the revolution.

  • Many prerepublicans gathered to protest the new government's policies.

  • He is a staunch prerepublican!

  • Many prerepublicans support the old regime.

  • The historian interviewed a prerepublican who remembered life before the revolution.

  • Many prerepublicans gathered to protest the new government's policies.

  • A vocal prerepublican argued for restoring the monarchy after the republic was declared.

Synonyms

counterrevolutionary
vsprerepublican
1 9.1

A person who tries to undo a large change in government

supports older institutions but may not try to overturn changes
restorationist
vsprerepublican
8.1

A person who wants a former leader or king returned to power

supports older institutions without aiming to return past rulers
antirepublican
vsprerepublican
7.4

Not supporting the Republican Party or its ideas

supports older institutions rather than opposing elected government ideas

Surface Forms

prerepublican singular
prerepublicans plural

Etymology

Prerepublican comes from pre- 'before' and republican 'of the republic'. A prerepublican is a person who supports the old rulers or the old government that was in place before a republic began.