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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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Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

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

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

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

If hindsight enhances our appreciation for the solidity and stability of the republican legacy, it also blinds us to the truly stunning improbability of the achievement itself.

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.