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re•pub•li•can

Pronunciation: (ri-pub'li-kun), [key]
—adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a republic.
2. favoring a republic.
3. fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic: a very republican notion.
4. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Republican party.

—n.
1. a person who favors a republican form of government.
2. (cap.) a member of the Republican party.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

republic

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