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republican

[ri-puhb-li-kuhn] / rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən /
NOUN
politician
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress officeholder president representative senator
STRONG
orator partisan speaker
WEAK
Party member baby-kisser boss handshaker member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

Example Sentences

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The court was played a recording of a video of Adams at a republican rally in August 1995, where he was quoted as saying "they haven't gone away, you know", in reference to the IRA.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

By 1787 Madison and the other Founders knew that the great challenge for a new constitution was to channel democratic energy into republican institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Both loyalist and republican paramilitaries are behind the practise according to Long, and she wanted to reassure those who have been targeted that they should report it to authorities.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Anyone who favored a strong executive was vulnerable to the charge of being a quasi-monarchist, and therefore a traitor to the republican principles of the American Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis