republican

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The Provisional IRA - the main armed republican paramilitary group for most of the Troubles - declared a ceasefire in the run up to the agreement and officially ended its violent campaign in 2005.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

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

He was the talented but malevolent destroyer of republican government.

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