republican

Example Sentences

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Making a government—a good, republican government, at least—requires nothing short of a miracle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In 2011, the late Labour MP Paul Flynn, a staunch republican, called on MPs "to remove the bandages from our mouths" when it came to royalty.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

And his desire for secular immortality didn’t mean he was pretending to have lofty republican sensibilities.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

It was also a time when various European empires were reaching their peak yet faced republican or nationalistic revolts.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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