Definition of Republecan
Re*pub"lic*an (-l?-kan), a. [F.
républicain.] 1. Of or pertaining
to a republic.
The Roman emperors were republican magistrates
named by the senate. Macaulay.
2. Consonant with the principles of a
republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions;
republican manners.
Republican party. (U.S. Politics)
(a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when
it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great
leader. (b) One of the existing great
parties. It was organized in 1856 by a combination of voters from
other parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery,
and in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.
Re*pub"lic*an (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.
1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of
government.
2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the
Republican party.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) The
American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by
side, many together. (b) A South African
weaver bird (Philetærus socius). These weaver birds build
many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make
of straw.
Red republican. See under
Red.
Re*pub"lic*an (-l?-kan), a. [F.
républicain.] 1. Of or pertaining
to a republic.
The Roman emperors were republican magistrates
named by the senate. Macaulay.
2. Consonant with the principles of a
republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions;
republican manners.
Republican party. (U.S. Politics)
(a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when
it was opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its great
leader. (b) One of the existing great
parties. It was organized in 1856 by a combination of voters from
other parties for the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery,
and in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.
Re*pub"lic*an (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.
1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of
government.
2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the
Republican party.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) The
American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by
side, many together. (b) A South African
weaver bird (Philetærus socius). These weaver birds build
many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make
of straw.
Red republican. See under
Red.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Someone who favours a republic; an anti-monarchist.
- (Esp. historical) Someone who favours social equality and opposes aristocracy and privilege. Sir, there is one Mrs Macaulay in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, 'Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing...' (Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791). Travels of a Republican Radical in Search of Hot Water - Title of a collection of essays published by the leftwing novelist H. G. Wells in 1939.
- (Esp. UK & Ireland, usu. capitalized) A supporter of the more militant or radical wing of Irish nationalism; a proponent of a united Ireland (often with the suggestion that violent means may be acceptable if necessary, in contrast to Nationalist views).
- (Hist., usu. capitalized) A supporter of the government side or leftwing side in the Spanish Civil War.
- (US, usu. capitalized) A member or supporter of one of the two major US political parties, the Republican Party, a conservative
- Of or belonging to a republic.
- Favouring a republic.
- (Esp. UK & Ireland, usu. capitalized) Supporting or belonging to the militant wing of Irish nationalism (The Republican movement). The Republican Party, an old-fashioned name for Sinn Fein, a socialist Republican party in Ireland.
- (Hist., usu. capitalized) Favouring the Republic in the Spanish Civil War; anti-Nationalist, anti-insurgent.
- (US, usu. capitalized) Of or belonging to, or adhering to, the Republican Party.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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