republican
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He rejoiced that “slavery has reached the limits of expansion” and that “the fate of the experiment of republican government” was no longer in danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
As the senator later put it, “A Government cannot be republican in form which sanctions inequality of rights.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Black Americans who fought to make the United States into a multiracial democracy insisted that states that denied Black Americans full voting rights were not republican governments.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
For it purported to create a consolidated federal government with powers sufficient to coerce obedience to national laws—in effect, to discipline a truly continental union—while remaining true to the republican principles of 1776.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
When asked about the potential of dissident republicans being involved in the attack, O'Dowd, who represents Upper Bann, said he did not see support for the groups.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
By coincidence, Norwegian MPs vote on Tuesday on a motion that republicans submit by tradition every few years, although no-one expects it to attract much support.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
That leaves many Irish republicans in an unexpected position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
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
Besides the emperor and empress, the only acquaintance I recognised in that constellation of brilliantly-dressed people were Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Clay, who, for republicans, made a very fair blaze.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by John Lloyd Stephens
Vocabulary lists containing republican
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Chapter 3, Sections 1–2
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