fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic: a very republican notion.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Republican Party.
noun
a person who favors a republican form of government.
(initial capital letter) a member of the Republican Party.
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Origin of republican
First recorded in 1685–95, republican is from the French word républicain, Middle French. See republic, -an
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Words related to republican
lawmaker, senator, leader, legislator, officeholder, partisan, boss, speaker, orator, president, chieftain, grandstander, democrat, public servant, congressperson, handshaker, member of parliament, office seeker