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REPUBLICAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
Synonyms:
Republican; Republican River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Republican" is a part of...):
Centennial State; CO; Colo.; Colorado (a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains)
Kan.; Kansas; KS; Sunflower State (a state in midwestern United States)
Cornhusker State; NE; Neb.; Nebraska (a midwestern state on the Great Plains)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("republican" is a kind of...):
advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
Derivation:
republican (having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the Republican Party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Republican" is a kind of...):
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
Holonyms ("Republican" is a member of...):
GOP; Republican Party (the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party)
Derivation:
republican (relating to or belonging to the Republican Party)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government
Example:
our republican and artistic simplicity
Classified under:
Similar:
democratic (characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality)
Derivation:
republican (an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to the Republican Party
Example:
Republican party politics
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Republican Party (the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party)
Derivation:
Republican (a member of the Republican Party)
