republican
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Without equal citizenship, equal voting rights, and equal opportunity to elect representatives of one’s choice, republican government was an impossibility.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Alastair Campbell, a longstanding republican, posted: "Excellent speech by King Charles... Loved the confidence in British and European values."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Boutcher said his officers suspect the bombing was carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
John Adams called the Bible “the most republican book in the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
By resigning voluntarily, he was declaring that his deepest allegiances, like those of his critics, were thoroughly republican.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
That leaves many Irish republicans in an unexpected position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Maskey described his gesture as a "major step for republicans and nationalists on this island".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
Militant Irish republicans had been paying close attention to Carson’s tactics — which anticipated Mao Zedong’s maxim about the source of political power — and would eagerly emulate his example in the years ahead.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
The details were later obtained by dissident republicans.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
The first victory of the republicans coincided with the first victory of the Revolution against the coalition of kings.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Chapter 3, Sections 1–2
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