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republican

[ri-puhb-li-kuhn] / rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən /


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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

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

Traditionally, they vote once in every parliament on a republican motion to abolish the monarchy and the motion came up by coincidence on Tuesday.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

But even that landmark precedent, so crucial in establishing the republican principle of rotation in office, paled in comparison to an even more elemental political and psychological realization.

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




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