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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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Several hundred people, including some in combat uniforms and wearing face coverings, have taken part in a dissident republican Easter commemoration in Londonderry.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

Making a government—a good, republican government, at least—requires nothing short of a miracle.

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

And character mattered because the fate of the American experiment with republican government still required virtuous leaders to survive.

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