republican
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"I restate the Eiffel Tower's commitment to republican values and to the equality of men and women."
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
"I think it evidences the fact that there is an ongoing threat in respect of dissident republican activity," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
And as Wood explains in his great book, “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” these ideas would spread and unleash the republican spirit of free men and women who built America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
These include the former Scottish Socialist leader Tommy Sheridan, a committed republican, and late SNP leader Alex Salmond, who had a bit more time for the royals.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It is difficult for us to fathom fully the threat that Burr represented to Hamilton because we know that the American experiment with republican government was destined to succeed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The term "dissident republicans" describes a range of individuals who do not accept the Good Friday Agreement - the 1998 peace deal which ended the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
That leaves many Irish republicans in an unexpected position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Even though the British side believed Mr Storey masterminded the operation, influential Irish Americans were less willing to accept that republicans were behind it.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Militant Irish republicans had been paying close attention to Carson’s tactics — which anticipated Mao Zedong’s maxim about the source of political power — and would eagerly emulate his example in the years ahead.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
The first victory of the republicans coincided with the first victory of the Revolution against the coalition of kings.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Chapter 3, Sections 1–2
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