Republican

[rɪ'pʌblɪkən]

Definition

(noun.) a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas.

(noun.) an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy).

(noun.) a member of the Republican Party.

(adj.) having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; 'the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government'- United States Constitution; 'a very republican notion'; 'so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment'- Philip Marsh; 'our republican and artistic simplicity'-Nathaniel Hawthorne .

(adj.) relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; 'a Republican senator'; 'Republican party politics' .

Editor: Paula--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to a republic.

(a.) Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.

(n.) One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.

(n.) A member of the Republican party.

(n.) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.

(n.) A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.

Typist: Moira

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Edited by Karl

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