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republican party
(encz) | Republican Party, |
Republican party
(gcide) | Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (-l?-kan), a. [F. r['e]publicain.]
1. Of or pertaining to a republic.
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The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named
by the senate. --Macaulay.
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2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as,
republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
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Republican party. (U.S. Politics)
(a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was
opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its
great leader.
(b) One of the existing great parties. It was organized in
1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for
the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and
in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.
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republican party
(wn) | Republican Party
n 1: the younger of two major political parties in the United
States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party [syn:
Republican Party, GOP] |
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republican party
(encz) | Republican Party, |
democratic-republican party
(wn) | Democratic-Republican Party
n 1: a former major political party in the United States in the
early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party;
favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in
order to limit the powers of the federal government |
republican party
(wn) | Republican Party
n 1: the younger of two major political parties in the United
States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party [syn:
Republican Party, GOP] |
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