1. republican - Noun
2. republican - Adjective
3. republican - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to a republic.
Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.
One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.
A member of the Republican party.
The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together.
A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. Adlai Stevenson II
The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference. Ralph Nader
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. Ambrose Bierce
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. John F. Kennedy
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. Thomas Jefferson
I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety. Frederick Douglass