republicanism
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re·pub·li·can
(rĭ-pŭb′lĭ-kən)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a republic.
2. Favoring a republic as the best form of government.
3. Republican Of, relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Republican Party of the United States.
n.
1. One who favors a republic as the best form of government.
2. Republican A member of the Republican Party of the United States.
re·pub′li·can·ism n.
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republicanism
(rɪˈpʌblɪkəˌnɪzəm)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the principles or theory of republican government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) support for a republic
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) support for a Republican Party or for the Irish Republican Army
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re•pub•li•can•ism
(rɪˈpʌb lɪ kəˌnɪz əm)n.
1. republican government.
2. republican principles or adherence to them.
3. (cap.) the principles or policy of the Republican Party.
[1680–90]
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republicanism
the principles of a theory of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives they elect directly or indirectly and by an elected or nominated president.
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Noun | 1. | republicanism - the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
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Translations
republikánství
Republikanismus
republikanizam
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Republicanism
[rɪˈpʌblɪkənɪzəm] n (in US) [Republican Party] → républicanisme mrepublicanism
[rɪˈpʌblɪkənɪzəm] n → républicanisme mRepublican Party n (in US) → parti m républicainRepublic of Ireland nthe Republic of Ireland → la République d'Irlande
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republicanism
n → Republikanismus m
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