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republican

[ri-puhb-li-kuhn] / rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən /


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Opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe offered "republican congratulations" to finance minister Wadagni, 49, who had been widely tipped to win after being endorsed by outgoing leader Patrice Talon.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

During Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign, the longest in over 1,000 years of royal rule, republican forces opposing the crown were essentially invisible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

In a sense, Washington was defending his presidency as an essential exception to full-blooded republican principles.

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




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