Both Uses
republic
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The Princess Diaries
(Edited)
- But Mom's been depressed ever since her last boyfriend turned out to be a Republican.
Chpt 1 *
- So far, including Mr. G, that's only been three guys in the past fourteen years: Wolfgang, who turned out to be gay; this guy Tim, who turned out to be a Republican; and now my Algebra teacher.
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(republic as in: the country is a republic) of a system of government in which a majority of citizens elect representatives to make laws; or someone in favor of such a form of government
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(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) As a proper noun, the word form Republican is commonly used to describe one of the major U.S. political parties. It is and has been used by many other organizations such as The Irish Republican Army.