republican
part of speech
noun (a republican, republicans; a Republican, Republicans); adjective (republican; Republican)
meaning for a pupil
1) noun and adjective: A person who wants their country to be a republic, ruled by elected leaders with no king or queen. tree →
2) (US politics) A Republican is a member or supporter of the Republican Party, one of the two main parties; its symbol is an elephant and its colour red. tree →
3) (Ireland, Northern Ireland) A person who wants a united, independent Ireland; sometimes linked to the IRA in history. tree →
sense in the lessons
In US politics and news lessons, Republicans and Democrats are the two big parties. In the UK and Australia, republicans want to replace the monarch with an elected head of state. In Irish history, republicans fought for independence. Phrases: «Republican Party», «Republican candidate», «republican movement», «Irish republican».
examples
- The Republican candidate won the election in that state. tree →
- The elephant is the symbol of the Republican Party. tree →
- Some Australians are republicans and want their own president instead of the King. tree →
- Republicans and Democrats argued about the new law. tree →
- Irish republicans wanted Ireland to be free from British rule. tree →
- A republican government has no king or queen. tree →
note
Capital R for the US party and its members; small r for the general idea. Related: republic. Trap: «republican» (US party) and «Republican» in Northern Ireland mean very different things; also the US party name says nothing about being for or against kings. Opposites: monarchist (general), Democrat (US politics), unionist/loyalist (Northern Ireland).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «republican» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.