What does “Republican” mean?
- 1
nouna member or supporter of the Republican Party, one of the two main US political parties
Two Republicans voted against the bill.
- 2
adjectiveconnected with the Republican Party
He won the Republican nomination.
Republican at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adjective
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/ · rih-PUB-lih-kun
How to use “Republican” correctly
With a capital R it refers to the US party; “republican” in lowercase means supporting a republic instead of a king or queen.
Common phrases with “Republican”
- Republican Party
- Republican candidate
- Republican voters
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- republic
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