republican

adjectif

1. 1

   Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.

   Republican ideology had no obvious institutional focus and ideological carrier as was the case with the discourse of reason (the monarchy) and the discourse of law (the parlements).

2. 2

   Of or belonging to a republic.

   The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate.

3. 3

   Variante de RepublicanAlternative letter-case form of Republican.

nom

1. 1

   Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.

   Sir, there is one Mrs Macaulay in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, 'Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing...'

   I guess I am a bit of a republican at heart but I would love to be introduced to the Prince just to be able to grip him off about seeing the Noisy Scrub-bird.

   Nationalists and republicans need to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the merits of uniting Ireland, Gerry Adams has said.

   A son of slain republicans Dominic and Mary McGlinchey has brought High Court actions claiming the State has failed to properly investigate his parents' murders.

2. 2

   Synonym of American cliff swallow.

3. 3

   Synonym of sociable weaver.

Formes

pluriel

republicans

comparatif

more republican

superlatif

most republican