| 单词 | republican |
| 释义 | republican (once / 803 pages) 1adjn 2adj The adjective republican describes a government made up of representatives who are elected by the citizens. If you live in the United States, you’re part of a republican system of government. In a republican government, citizens have a lot of power — their vote determines who is running the government. The word republican has a noun and an adjective form. The noun is for a person who supports that style of government, and the adjective describes something with those characteristics. But if you see republican with a capital letter “r” — “Republican” — then that refers to a specific type of republican, one who’s a member of the Republican Party. WORD FAMILYrepublican: republicanism, republicanly, republicans+/republic: republican, republics/republicanism: republicanisms USAGE EXAMPLESOur greatest obligation will be to defend democracy itself, along with republican norms for governing and the openness that free societies require. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The surveillance operation was part of a security drive on October 2014 against dissident Irish republican activity in the county, the court heard. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) The devices were found in an advanced state of preparation and in an area of dissident republican activity, police said. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1adj 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 "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution a very republican notion "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne Syn democratic characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality 2n an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) 2Hyper advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea adj relating to or belonging to the Republican Party Republican (once / 112 pages) 1n 2n A Republican is a member of one of the two major political parties in the United States. George W. Bush, the forty-fourth US president, is a Republican. Use the word Republican — with a capital R — when you're talking about a member of the more conservative of the main political groups in the US. Republicans are known for their conservative views on economic and social issues, as well as policies that reduce taxes and government services. If you spell the word with a lower-case r, it simply means someone who believes in a government by the people and their elected representatives. WORD FAMILYRepublican: Republicans USAGE EXAMPLESBut some lawmakers, particularly Republicans and those representing more rural parts of the state, say they are not enthusiastic about increasing child-care aid. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Fleeing the prospect of a tough race, Forbes ran in the neighboring Republican district, anchored by Virginia Beach. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Such delays would upend Republican hopes of quickly holding hearings and confirming most of Trump’s top picks on Inauguration Day. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n a member of the Republican Party 2Hyper pol, political leader, politician, politico a person active in party politics n a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas Syn|Exp Republican River river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) |
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