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Republican

Republican

3.5
A person who supports the Republican Party in the United States
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/
  • US
translation icon : republicano
  • And such a large percentage of Republican voters believe the big lie.

That is to pressure the Republicans to pass the bill.

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Examples

  • Many Republicans support tax cuts and reduced government spending.

  • I was like, I think I'm a Republican, you know?

  • That is to pressure the Republicans to pass the bill.

  • People are going to vote against Republicans for this.

  • And for years the Republicans have been fighting on.

  • And for some Republicans, this is a step too far.

  • Could that be a real discussion point that Republicans have to address?

  • You remember last summer when the Republicans voted against the PACT Act?

  • And by the way, Republicans, my patience is running thin.

  • But there's no safe place right now for Republicans to be speaking up.

Synonyms

repub
vsRepublican
  • Informal
19 9.9

A person who belongs to the Republican Party in the United States

is the standard neutral label used without slang in formal contexts
staunch Republican
vsRepublican
1 3.6

A person who strongly supports the Republican Party

is a general member or supporter rather than an especially fervent one
Rethuglican
vsRepublican
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a Republican who behaves rudely or violently

is a neutral member or supporter without insulting or demeaning language

Compounds

A major political party in the United States that supports conservative policies

A person running for office for the Republican Party

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 person who strongly supports the Republican Party

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

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

How Supportive

Republican
  • US
3.5
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

Republican singular
Republicans plural

Morphology

Republican = republic (semi-transparent) = republic + an

Formally 'republic' + '-an' is a regular adjective/noun formation, but the specific sense 'member/supporter of the U.S. Republican Party' is a conventionalized political meaning not directly inferable from 'republic' alone.

Etymology

Republican comes from republic, from Latin res publica meaning 'public thing', and it links to the English word public. A Republican is someone who supports rule by the people, and in the United States the name became the title of a political party whose members are called Republicans.