1. |
(satellite adjective) 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 |
|
2. |
(adjective) relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics" |
|
3. |
(noun) a tributary of the Kansas River |
|
Synonyms: Republican River |
|
Related Words: river |
|
4. |
(noun) an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) |
|
Related Words: advocate, exponent, proponent |
|
5. |
(noun) a member of the Republican Party |
|
Related Words: pol, political leader, politician, politico |
|